Ulbrich's year over; career too?
News: Veteran San Francisco linebacker Jeff Ulbrich won't play again this season because of a concussion. He might be done altogether. The 49ers placed the 32-year-old Ulbrich on injured reserve Monday, ending his season. He sustained a concussion on the opening kickoff against St. Louis on Oct. 4 and was examined by a neurologist last week. Coach Mike Singletary said Monday the team concluded it was in Ulbrich's best interest to go on IR. The 10th-year pro, who is away from the team this week handling personal business, has said he's not ruling out retirement after sustaining more concussions during his career than he can count. He acknowledged he needs to think about his long-term health, future and family. 'We really have a conservative approach in everything we do as it pertains to our players,' Singletary said. 'We want to make sure that even though we come out here and we stress the physicality of what we're trying to do and what we're trying to bring across, at the same time on the other side of that we want to make sure we take care of our players. Because taking care of the players means we're taking care of their families as well, in the long run.' [...]
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