Arnaz Battle

Arnaz Battle grew up with distant football dreams, like scrambling in the shadows of “Touchdown Jesus” at the University of Notre Dame and prowling the field with his favorite NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers.

“It worked pretty good, huh?,” Battle said in front of his locker here at the Superdome, where he caught four passes [...]

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When the 49ers needed a receiver to step up and make the big catches, Battle emerged. For the 49ers second victory over the Seahawks Battle had a huge 54 yard reception that turned the game around. Quarterback Alex Smith was struggling most of the game, but threw a long pass down the sidelines and Battle [...]

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Battle finished the day with four receptions for 43 yards in the loss to the Saints. It was his second career game played in his home state. Battle attended C.E. Byrd High in Shreveport, La.

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On a day when the 49ers honored Jerry Rice. Another 49ers receiver had a big game. Arnaz Battle finished the game against the Seahawks with 5 receptions for 47 yards and one touchdown. If you watched the 49ers game it was actually two touchdowns, but the referees overturned a Battle touchdown saying he was short [...]

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Arnaz Battle kept the chains and clock moving Sunday for the 49ers with four important receptions on third downs.
But his biggest contribution to the 19-13 victory over the Detroit Lions might have come as a blocker for running back Frank Gore.
“Arnaz was very good,” said 49ers receivers coach Jerry Sullivan, no easy critic. “All three [...]

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When the 49ers offered Arnaz Battle a contract extension instead of Brandon Lloyd last season, some wondered if the team was holding onto the right receiver.
Lloyd, after all, led San Francisco last season with 733 receiving yards and five touchdowns before being traded to the Washington Redskins. Battle had 363 yards and three touchdowns in [...]

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