SANTA CLARA – A year ago, defensive lineman Quinton Dial signed a three-year contract extension with the 49ers and was widely considered a building block for the team’s future.
But Dial’s name has remained mostly absent from the conversation for much of this offseason as the 49ers selected a defensive lineman with their top draft selection for the third year in a row.
“I’m not really concerned about it,” Dial told NBC Sports Bay Area. “My name will be said a lot in the fall. I’m going to make my presence be known when the season gets here.