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SANTA CLARA -- Watch Eric Rogers' highlights on YouTube and a theme emerges: High passes seem destined to sail out of bounds until Rogers leaps, stretches and snags the ball out of the air.

The 49ers new wide receiver had a few of the same during Tuesday's practice, including a pass along the sideline from quarterback Thaddeus Lewis that Rogers snatched away from cornerback Kenneth Acker.