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49ers WR Torrey Smith Embraces Leadership Role

Torrey Smith admitted that things will be different for him in 2016. His mentor and pseudo big brother, Anquan Boldin, is now with the Detroit Lions.

The two reunited with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015 after previously spending two seasons together with the Baltimore Ravens (2011-12). Now Smith and Jerome Simpson are the most tenured veterans among the 12 receivers on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

“There’s definitely a little more pressure,” Smith told reporters upon reporting for training camp on Saturday. “Now there’s just two of us, and there’s more responsibility for us to share.