The competition is on this week at practice for the San Francisco 49ers.
With Jimmie Ward week-to-week nursing the quadriceps strain that he suffered covering a kick in Week 3, two young cornerbacks will be competing to start in his place when the Dallas Cowboys visit Levi’s® Stadium this Sunday.
Keith Reaser got the nod to replace Ward in last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Two weeks ago, Rashard Robinson saw the field as San Francisco’s third cornerback.
“Neither one of those guys has won the (backup) job outright,” defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil said on Tuesday.