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49ers notes: Jerry Rice, Steve Young drop in on practice (one of them participates)

Both Steve Young and Jerry Rice attended 49ers practice Monday but in vastly different attire.

While Young wore a light blue dress shirt and watched the session from the sideline, Rice donned red and gold cleats and black warmup gear, taped his ankles and put on pass-catching gloves.

After all, he wasn't going to be a mere observer during a 49ers practice. Instead Rice, 54, warmed up alongside players less than half his age, caught passes during individual drills and ran shadow routes down the sideline when the team began 11-on-11 drills.

Rice even became entangled in one of the plays at the sideline.