By Justin Worsley
After two awkward seasons in the Bay Area, the San Francisco 49ers have traded wide receiver Isaac Bruce back to the St. Louis Rams, the team Bruce spent most of his career with, so that he may retire with them on Wednesday.
Bruce, 37, was a second-round pick out of Memphis in 1994 by the Rams, then located in Los Angeles. His 15,208 receiving yards is the second-most in NFL history. He also has caught 1,024 passes, the fifth-most all-time and 91 touchdowns.
Bruce was a key part to the Rams "Greatest Show on Turf" in the early part of the decade along with Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and Torry Holt. In Super Bowl XXXIV, Bruce scored the game-winning 73-yard touchdown pass from Warner. Bruce also mentored Holt, making the two one of the best wide-receiver tandems in the NFL.
Bruce was named to the All-Pro team in 1999 along with four Pro Bowls.
The Rams released Bruce in 2008 after the team's all-time leading receiver refused to take a pay-cut. Division-rival San Francisco quickly signed Bruce, hoping he would provide veteran leadership as well as mentor the young receivers in San Francisco. Bruce became the fifth wide receiver in NFL history to record 1,000 reception in 2008 after catching a 3-yard touchdown pass against the Rams.
San Francisco will not receive any player of draft pick in the trade due to Bruce's retirement.
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