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Watch Eric Rogers’ highlights on YouTube and a theme emerges: High passes seem destined to sail out of bounds until Rogers leaps, stretches and snags the ball out of the air.
The 49ers’ new wide receiver had a few of the same during Tuesday’s practice, including a pass along the sideline from quarterback Thaddeus Lewis that Rogers snatched from cornerback Kenneth Acker.
“When the ball’s in the air, it’s mine,” he said afterward. “I don’t like negative plays.”
At 6-foot-3, Rogers is the team’s tallest receiver, and he has long arms and leaping ability – he excelled at the triple jump in high school – to accentuate his height.