No, I don’t think the San Francisco 49ers will cut fifth-year defensive back Jimmie Ward before the 2018 regular season begins in September.
But it would make sense if they did. And it goes well beyond the “he’s no good” or “he’s a Trent Baalke pick” arguments.
This article, written by Forbes.com’s Vincent Frank, shed light on the thought of San Francisco parting ways with its former first-round NFL Draft pick back in 2014. In it, Frank wrote:
The 30th overall pick back in 2014, San Francisco’s new regime has had a difficult time figuring out where Ward fits in.