After only playing in one game last season and having a mysterious neck injury that plagued Dee Ford, most fans presumed that the pass rusher would be on his way out from San Francisco.
Instead, through the first padded practice of training camp, Ford looks to have a major impact on the 49ers’ defensive line. The 49ers’ defensive line group will be guided by its mainstays in Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead, and Javon Kinlaw, but if the group exceeds the level of play it had in 2019, it will need depth at the EDGE positions.
Free-agent addition Samson Ebukam will surely be a focal point of the pass rush from outside, but he’s never been a full-time edge rusher in his career.