SANTA CLARA -- A month after the New York Giants released running back Brandon Jacobs to avoid paying him 5 million for the 2012 season, the San Francisco 49ers acquired him as a free agent.And little Joe went scrambling to his piggy bank.
Jacobs received a letter from the mother of Joseph, 6, who attended a New York Giants game last season and fell in love with the eventual Super Bowl champs."He was very sad to hear that both you and Mario Manningham are no longer with the team," she wrote. "When he asked me why you were going to SF, I explained that the Giants did not have enough money to keep you. So, in an effort to convince you to return to NY, he wrote you the enclosed letter, and included money for you from his piggy bank."Joseph wrote: "So you could go to the Giants, here is my money."Enclosed was 3.36."I got the letter a couple days ago and it meant a whole lot to me," said Jacobs, who signed a one-year, 1.6 million deal with the 49ers. "That's a special thing and I wish every athlete could get that feeling. That definitely meant a lot for him to do that and put that concept together for one of his favorite players on one of his favorite teams."It meant a lot to me and gave me a lot of motivation. I want to do good and go out there and do the best I can for little Joe. After thinking about it since it happened, I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. When I go back to Jersey, we are going to have some fun together."Jacobs suggested he might take Joe and his own 5-year-old son for an outing at Chuck E. Cheese.
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