Bly said he approached Singletary yesterday morning to apologize for the display, which also included him saying after the game that he’d done nothing wrong because “Dre’s going to be Dre’.’’ He said he’s always had his antics after making plays, so why change now?
“I want to publicly apologize for yesterday. My comments were totally inappropriate. I apologized to coach, I’m not a selfish guy,’’ Bly said. “I didn’t mean to embarrass him if I did, embarrass my team, embarrass the ownership, embarrass the fans. I’m a prideful guy. I like to have fun. I got caught up in the moment and it was wrong.’’
Singletary said he would not discipline Bly, an 11th-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler in his first season with San Francisco, because he didn’t see Bly’s stunt live and would have opted to deal with it then.
In other Niners developments, top return man Allen Rossum was released to create room for newly signed rookie receiver Michael Crabtree.
Browns investigated
The NFL is investigating Browns rookie running back James Davis’s season-ending shoulder injury.
Sunday, ESPN.com reported that Davis was injured during a recent post-practice “opportunity period’’ when he was hit by a Browns linebacker.
According to the report, witnesses said Davis was not wearing shoulder pads while the unidentified defender who hit him had them on. Browns coach Eric Mangini confirmed that he has had discussions with the league.
“The last thing we want to do is ever put anybody in a position where they could get hurt,’’ Mangini said. “I’ve talked to a lot of people involved in it and we’re going to continue to work with the league on it.’’
Limbaugh bid attacked
The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the Rams, saying the conservative radio host’s track record on race should exclude him from owning an NFL team.
Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that Limbaugh has been divisive and “anti-NFL’’ in some of his comments.
Jackson said in a telephone interview that Limbaugh had made his wealth “appealing to the fears of whites’’ with an unending line of insults against blacks and other minorities.
