In this Monday edition of Niners Daily, we spotlight an under-the-radar player who turned plenty of heads in the San Francisco 49ers preseason opener over the weekend.
During the first half of Saturday’s road contest against the Houston Texans, you might have uttered something along the lines of, “Who the heck is the guy with long hair making all those plays?”
If you were unfamiliar with reserve nose tackle Mike Purcell before Week 1 of the preseason, we can’t blame you. After all, it’s no secret that the defensive line is probably San Francisco’s deepest position group.