Jerry Rice will be matched up against cornerbacks Jason Webster and Ahmed Plummer. Two cornerbacks that he taught lessons to every day in practice. Rice will be teamed with fellow future hall of fame receiver Tim Brown, and both will look to teach the 49ers young corners a lesson.

Cornerback Jason Webster is looking forward to the opportunity to play against Rice in a reular season game. Webster was given the task of covering Rice every day while they were on the same team, with Ahmed Plummer playing mainly against Owens. Webster can’t wait to match up against the best one more time.

"I'll have to get plenty of rest because Jerry is going to bring it every down, every route," Webster said. "That's the thing I learned from him is how to practice." Webster wants Rice to be proud of him when he watches game footage following the game. Essentially he wants to make his mentor proud. "I hope he sees me improving in areas that I didn't play so well in my rookie year," Webster said.

It’s odd for cornerbacks to look to receivers as mentors, but in the 49ers organization that has long been the norm. Other than Deion Sanders, in recent history the 49ers have been troubled finding cornerbacks, and so with no veteran to teach the youngsters, they had to learn from playing against some of the best receivers in the league. For Webster and Plummer it seems to have paid off.