Philadelphia Eagles signed Garcia as their backup to Donovan McNabb

Garcia started his football career in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders in 1994. He was named the CFL's most outstanding player in 1997. In his full three years as the starter, he led Calgary to records of 13-5, 10-8 and 12-6. In 1998 he led the team to the league's championship game, the Grey Cup and was named the game's MVP in a win over the Hamilton Tiger Cats.

Garcia played with the Lions, Browns, Eagles, Buccaneers and Raiders as well, but his best days came with the 49ers where he and Terrell Owens made a great duo before their relationship grew sour. Owens had seasons of 60, 97, 93, 100 and 80 receptions with Garcia under centre. Owens twice led the league in touchdowns during that run.

The relationship grew sour after Owens began praising Garcia's backup quarterback Tim Rattay. Owens was traded to the cheap Philadelphia Eagles jerseys in the 2004 season. Once in Philly, he blamed the 49ers decline in offensive production on Garcia. Garcia himself admitted that in his last season in San Francisco, the pressure of following in the footsteps of Joe Montana and Steve Young had gotten to him.

"Have somebody step into my shoes and feel what I had to deal with throughout that whole time in San Francisco. The dust would start to settle, and all of a sudden, more fuel was thrown into the fire. It was such a negative situation," said Garcia.

Garcia left for Cleveland, where he was released after one season. He signed with Detroit but missed his only season with the Lions with a broken fibula.

The following year, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Garcia as their backup to Donovan McNabb. When McNabb was injured in Week 11 of the 2006 season, Garcia had to take over for the rest of the season. He did a great job, leading the Eagles to a 5-1 record over the final six games and won the NFC East. The Eagles then won their first playoff game against the Giants before losing to the New Orleans Saints in the divisional round.

Garcia signed with the cheap Tampa Bay Buccaneers jerseys the following season when he led the Bucs to a division title. They then lost in the Wild Card round to the wholesale New York Giants jerseys, the eventual Super Bowl champions. He lost his starting job in 2008 before getting it back due to injuries at the position. The Bucs failed to make the playoffs that year and Garcia was released.

The Oakland Raiders then signed Garcia last season to back up JaMarcus Russell, but Garcia was cut after preseason. He signed back with the Eagles after an early season McNabb injury, but didn't play a game last season. After Michael Vick returned from suspension, the Eagles released Garcia. His stint lasted two weeks.

On Monday the wholesale San Francisco 49ers jerseys signed Westbrook to a one-year deal after their former backup running back Glen Coffee suddenly announced his retirement.

Niners' head coach Mike Singletary made it explicitly clear to Westbrook that Frank Gore would remain the No. 1 back in San Fran, but Westbrook would have opportunities to make it on the field and contribute.

With that said, if you suffer two concussions in four weeks, and your profession is predicated upon being mauled by guys who weigh upwards of 300 pounds, isn't it time to hang those cleats up for good?

Just one glance at his comments about joining the Niners speaks volumes about Westbrook's mindset:

"I am fully healthy. In my mind, last year was a tough season for me," he said. "I spent the whole offseason rehabbing, I didn't have time to prepare for the season so I kind of went into the season blind without any preparation at all. So it was a tough year. I was playing catch up the entire season and obviously wasn't able to do that. This year, I've been able to spend my whole offseason preparing for a football season. Now that my body is completely healthy, I'm ready to go out there and perform.