The San Francisco 49ers head into the 2018 season with a strong trio of specialists. Kicker Robbie Gould was money kicking field goals last year. Long snapper Kyle Nelson was rarely mentioned — a good thing for a long snapper — other than getting downfield for a fumble recovery. And then there’s punter Bradley Pinion.
The 49ers surprised a lot of us when they spent a fifth round pick on Pinion in the 2015 NFL Draft, and then proceeded to trade Andy Lee to the Cleveland Browns.