49ers' PR director out of job after controversial video tape

SAN FRANCISCO -- An in-house video meant to prepare San Francisco 49ers players for dealing with the media backfired on the NFL team Wednesday when it was learned that it featured racist jokes, lesbian soft-porn and topless blondes.

The 15-minute video, a copy of which was sent anonymously to the San Francisco Chronicle, features the team's public relations director, Kirk Reynolds, impersonating Mayor Gavin Newsom in the mayor's office and other places around town.

The mayor is outraged, the team's owners are embarrassed and Reynolds is looking for another job.

Reynolds, who formerly worked as a public relations assistant with the St. Louis Rams, said he made the video to coach players on handling media questions in diverse San Francisco, and never meant it for public consumption.

The video was shown to players last August during training camp as part of a diversity workshop.