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July 29, 2007

Allen's a no-show for training camp kick off

The 49ers will go through their first walk-through of training camp with every player on the roster ... except one. Larry Allen did not report Saturday night as the team expected he would. He has, however, spoken to coach Mike Nolan and assured him that he will be in tomorrow, according to a team spokesman. Allen, a future Hall of Famer, was excused from all of the team's spring practices. He is in the final year of his contract but the team expects him be the starter at left guard this season.

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MATTHEW BARROWS

Matt was born in Blacksburg, Va., and attended the University of Virginia. He graduated in 1995, went to Northwestern for a journalism degree a year later, and got his first job at a South Carolina daily in 1997. He joined The Bee as a Metro reporter in 1999 and started covering the 49ers in 2003. His favorite player of all time is Darrell Green.