NFL notes: 49ers receiver Crabtree meets with police - Fort Worth Star Telegram

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has voluntarily met with San Francisco police in their investigation into an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers last weekend, his attorney said Saturday.

"Michael fully cooperated with the inspectors and will continue to do so throughout this investigation," the attorney, Joshua Bentley, said in a brief statement emailed to The Associated Press.

Bentley provided no additional details and had no further comment.

The statement comes after police said they were investigating a sexual assault allegation involving Crabtree in a San Francisco hotel early last Sunday. Crabtree, a former Texas Tech and Dallas Carter High standout, hasn't been detained or arrested, and has agreed to be available for more questions in the future, police said.

The probe is being handled by the department's special victims unit. When the investigation is done, the findings will be forwarded to the district attorney's office, which decides if charges should be filed, police said.

49ers general manager Trent Baalke said the team is aware of the allegations.

"The 49ers take such matters very seriously," he said in a statement. "We will have no further comment at this time as the legal process is ongoing."

The 49ers said Crabtree made the trip to Atlanta for today's NFC Championship Game.

Record draft

A record 73 underclassmen, including six first-team All-Americans, have been approved for the NFL Draft.

That overall number of early entries is eight more than last year.

The six All-Americans are safety Matt Elam of Florida, tight end Zach Ertz of Stanford, offensive tackle Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M, defensive end Bjoern Werner of Florida State, linebacker Jarvis Jones of Georgia and cornerback Dee Milliner of national champion Alabama.

The NFL Draft will be April 25-27 in New York.

Briefly

Jaguars: New coach Gus Bradley hired University of Miami offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch to the same position with Jacksonville on Saturday.

49ers: San Francisco promoted wide receiver Chad Hall from the practice squad to the active roster. Hall takes the place of kicker Billy Cundiff on the 53-man roster. Cundiff was released Friday.

Raider s: Oakland hired former Jaguars quarterbacks coach Greg Olson as offensive coordinator.

Bills: Buffalo has hired Pat Morris to be its offensive line coach. He became one of the final additions to Doug Marrone's staff.

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