Joe Montana had more problems with his feet than his throwing arm on Friday while going through his first formal workout since having elbow surgery.
Montana, trying at 35 to come back from the elbow injury that sidelined him all last season, went through a variety of throwing routines - from short tosses to fullspeed, seven-on-seven passing drills - during a 75-minute workout session at the 49ers minicamp for rookies and free agents."This told me two things," Montana said. "One, that my arm feels pretty good. The other is that it's a little different dropping back, throwing with timing. I almost tripped over my feet a couple of times."
The first 49er on the field for the workout, Montana alternated with Steve Bono and Bill Musgrave in every drill, not shying away from anything. His arm looked strong throwing all types of passes, including a 40-yarder over the top that fell incomplete.
Early in the 7-on-7 drill, Montana threaded a slant-in pass between two defenders for a completion. A few minutes later, he completed a 25-yard slant-in. He finished the session by zipping a 20-yard pass into the right flat. Late in the workout, Montana completed a 20-yard pass into the left flat over a defender to free agent Kevin Evans.