Frank Gore fined $10,500 for improperly wearing socks
| SANTA CLARA, California
Frank聽Gore聽will pay closer attention to his聽socks聽for the Super Bowl.
The San Francisco 49ers running back was fined $10,500 by the NFL on Wednesday after he wore his聽socks too low in Sunday's NFC Championship game at Atlanta, a uniform violation. It marked the second time he was fined this season.
"Yeah, I'll be cool. It's all good,"聽Gore聽said. "I was wrong. Next time I'll do better."
Gore聽says he was so focused on winning the game and getting the 49ers back to a Super Bowl at last that he didn't give his uniform all the attention he should have.
"When you're playing, you don't think about it,"聽Gore聽said. "You're trying to win."
He did his part on the field, though.聽Gore聽ran for touchdowns of 5 and 9 yards in the Niners' 28-24 comeback victory over the Falcons, putting his team in position to capture its sixth title on Feb. 3 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
The 29-year-old聽Gore, the 49ers' career leader in yards rushing (8,839) and touchdowns rushing (51), carried 218 times during the regular season for 1,214 yards and eight touchdowns. He earned his sixth 1,000-yard season 鈥� most in franchise history and second among active players behind the St. Louis Rams' Steven Jackson.
