Now that the San Francisco 49ers’ mandatory minicamp is completed, the following month may be the least news-worthy month of the year. It will, however, be a month full of 49ers rumors.
The latest rumor surrounds 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead.
On Tuesday, Brett Whitefield of Pro Football Focus published an article titled, “Armstead might not play much on passing downs.” In his article, Whitefield refers to a recent piece by Grant Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Grant Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat believes that offseason additions will prevent San-Francisco 49ers’ edge defender Arik Armstead from contributing on passing downs
In Monday’s article, Cohn sings Armstead’s praises before stating that Armstead will be the odd man out for the 49ers in obvious passing situations:
But on passing downs, Armstead probably won’t play defensive end — Ahmad Brooks and Elvis Dumervil will.