Training camp is all about finding the best 53 players to comprise a regular-season roster. And San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan will have his hands full with tough decisions on which players to cut and which to keep.
In many cases, it’s a fairly easy decision. Some long-shot players absolutely need to wow Shanahan and the coaching staff to have a distant chance to land a spot on the back end. They’re merely camp bodies, competing for that slimmest of chance.
But others are often more established.
Shanahan’s goal is to wind up having to part ways with players who’ll often be able to start, or at least contribute, on a number of other NFL teams.