SANTA CLARA -– The 49ers’ first practice on Saturday night was all about that base.
The 49ers worked solely on their base packages on both offense and defense. So that prompted 49ers coach Jim Tomsula to give veteran defensive lineman Darnell Dockett the night off.
Dockett has been medically cleared with no restrictions upon returning from a torn ACL that he sustained in training camp last summer with the Arizona Cardinals. But Tomsula decided he did not want Dockett taking part in the 49ers’ base defense because of the steady diet of double-teams he would face.
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“We’re not going to have him in there doing that,” Tomsula said.