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Jets RB Frank Gore Says He'll Rejoin 49ers When It's Time to Retire

New York Jets running back Frank Gore said he'll sign a ceremonial one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers when he's ready to retire.

Gore, who spent the first decade of his NFL career with the Niners after they selected him in the third round of the 2005 draft, told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area he's already discussed the plan with team CEO Jed York.

"We talked about that," he said. "I got to. That's the team that gave me the opportunity to do something I always wanted to do when I was a kid, play NFL ball.