OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Ever since the Oakland Raiders surprised everyone by taking Darrius Heyward-Bey ahead of Michael Crabtree in last year’s draft it was inevitable that the two receivers would be compared throughout their careers.
That became the case even more when Crabtree went three picks later to the team across the bay, the San Francisco 49ers. The two second-year receivers will meet on the field for the first time Saturday night when the Raiders host the Niners in the annual Battle of the Bay exhibition game.
The comparisons were rather one-sided last year. Crabtree caught 48 passes for 625 yards and two touchdowns compared to just nine catches for 124 yards and one score for Heyward-Bey in 11 games for each player.
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