Niners still plan

to sign Crabtree

San Francisco — The San Francisco 49ers still expect to sign top draft pick Michael Crabtree.

Team president Jed York acknowledged that the deadline passed Friday for the franchise to trade the unsigned holdout receiver, the 10th overall draft pick who wants money comparable to the higher picks.

Packers sign

first-round pick

Green Bay, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers signed first-round draft pick B.J. Raji on Friday, ending the defensive lineman’s nearly two-week training camp holdout.

Eli Manning signs

six-year extension

Albany, N.Y. — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is officially the NFL’s highest paid player.

A little more than a week after reaching a tentative agreement, Manning signed the six-year extension that will keep him with the team through 2015 and pay him an average salary of $15.3 million starting next season.

Manning is guaranteed $35 million under terms of the $97 million extension. News of the deal first broke on Aug. 5.

Giants rookie RB

out for season

Albany, N.Y. — New York Giants rookie running back Andre Brown tore the Achilles’ tendon in his left leg and will be lost for the season.

The fourth-round draft pick from North Carolina State was running a pass route out of the backfield late in Friday evening’s practice when the tendon ruptured as he reached for a pass from David Carr.

Monroe ends holdout, signs with Jags

Jacksonville, Fla. — First-round draft pick Eugene Monroe ended a 12-day holdout Friday by signing a five-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Monroe, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound left tackle taken No. 8 from Virginia, joined his teammates for practice Friday night. He probably won’t play in Monday night’s preseason opener at Miami.

Broncos’ Marshall found not guilty

Atlanta — A jury in Atlanta has found Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall not guilty of misdemeanor battery. The jury deliberated for about an hour before reaching the verdict on two counts of simple battery.

The case stemmed from a March 2008 argument with then-girlfriend Rasheedah Watley.