Why 49ers know exactly what they’re getting in pass rusher Leonard Floyd (paywall)
“Floyd, the No. 9 pick in 2016 by the Bears, has 58 sacks in his eight-season career, many of which have come from all-out effort. His refusal to stop chasing QBs until the whistle has led a host of his former coaches to describe him similarly.
Last year, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott noted Floyd’s “relentless effort.” McVay has hailed his “relentless passion.” Then-Chicago defensive coordinator Vic Fangio discussing Floyd in 2018: “Very relentless.”
Floyd said the roots of his relentlessness can be traced to the work he did as a teenager during suffocating summers in Chauncey, Ga.