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With 14,858 receiving yards, Moss can easily pass Tim Brown (14,934) and Isaac Bruce (15,208) for third<br />

place all time.<br />

And Moss needs 46 receptions to become the ninth player to reach 1,000.<br />

“I’m really not an individual. I’ve never really been an individual,” Moss said. “Through the course of my<br />

career, I guess there’s a few records I’ve broken. I’m not about breaking records. They come and go.<br />

“I just love the game of football. I love being in the locker room. I love being around the guys. These guys<br />

are young and very enthusiastic. I don’t really feel my age being around these guys. They love to have<br />

fun.<br />

“Coach Harbaugh is a player’s coach. I watched Coach Harbaugh growing up. When I first came into the<br />

league, he was on his way out. Coach Harbaugh, he came in fired up from Day 1.<br />

“We like to have fun around here. I don’t feel my age. I love to have fun and I feel good.”<br />

What kind of an impact will Moss have in the regular season? Reports from 49ers camp have been<br />

mixed. He hasn’t had a ton of balls thrown his way, but when he does, Moss has gotten the better of<br />

Carlos Rogers, who is one of the better corners in the league. And Moss is battling tight end Vernon<br />

Davis for best red-zone threat.<br />

Of course, the 49ers also have some solid young targets as well: Mario Manningham, Michael Crabtree,<br />

Ted Ginn Jr., Kyle Williams, and first-round pick A.J. Jenkins of Illinois.<br />

If the reaction from members of the 49ers defense, such as linemen Ray McDonald and JustinSmith, is<br />

any indication, as Harbaugh related the other day, Moss may indeed be back for real.<br />

‘‘Ray says, ‘I don’t think Randy Moss has lost a step,’ ’’ Harbaugh said. ‘‘And Justin says, ‘That’s Randy<br />

freakin’ Moss over there. It doesn’t matter if he did lose a step. That’s Randy Moss.’<br />

“It’s been great. He’s been all about getting into this team, getting into this playbook and being a part<br />

about what we have going here. [I’m] really, really happy.”

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