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Gerald Hodges: Why ILB Will Start for 49ers in 2016

The San Francisco 49ers’ offseason program is halfway over as training camp begins in about five weeks.

Having already went through OTAs and minicamp, we’re beginning to get a picture of what the team will look like this season. The 49ers have several positions to sort through, and camp battles will be very important as the team tries to field its best 22 starters for the upcoming season.

We’ve seen some great battles already in OTAs and minicamp. At wide receiver, Bruce Ellington, Eric Rogers, DeAndre Smelter and Quinton Patton have all competed fiercely for the No.