The Facts:
The 49ers today picked up a clause in Smith's contract that will keep him a 49er through the 2010 season. Had the team not chosen to exercise the clause in Smith's original six-year, $49.5 million deal he signed in 2005, his contract would have expired after the 2008 season. "We have faith in him," GM Scot McCloughan said today. "It wasn't a tremendous amount of money but it shows we have faith in him that he's the guy."
Reported by the San Francisco Chronicle
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Still, as Chronicle staffer John Crumpacker notes, Smith will have to compete with former third-stringer Shaun Hill for the starting job in training camp this summer. ... For what it's worth, McCloughan also said Smith's rehabilitation from shoulder surgery is going well and that he should be cleared to begin throwing the football after meeting with Birmingham, Ala., orthopedist Dr. James Andrews next Wednesday.
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