Frank Gore to end holdout

Disgruntled San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore plans to end his holdout and report to training camp, first-year coach Jim Harbaugh told CSNBayArea.com on Sunday.

"I talked to Frank and it is my understanding that he is headed to Santa Clara," Harbaugh told the website. "I feel good about that. I'm really excited about that."

Gore has missed four days of camp while he openly seeks a new contract.

"He's coming back under his deal, and we'll earnestly look at that, in terms of extending," Harbaugh told CSNBayArea.com.

Gore, the heart of the 49ers' offense, is in the final year of his deal. He has been deemed healthy by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, who hasn't responded to phone messages or emails from The Associated Press.

Gore went down with a season-ending fractured hip in a Monday night game at Arizona last Nov. 29. Gore, who avoided surgery on the hip, ran for 853 yards and three touchdowns in his sixth NFL season and caught 46 passes for 452 yards and two TDs.

He can be fined $30,000 for each day of camp missed under the new NFL labor agreement.

On Saturday, San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke said the 49ers were prepared to play without Gore this season.

"I think you always have to be prepared for everything that comes up. So are we prepared to (play without him)? Certainly," Baalke said. "There are other players that are going to have to step up. But at the same time, we fully expect Frank to be back."

(espn.com)