One of the numerous offseason goals for the San Francisco 49ers was to bring in players who understood head coach Kyle Shanahan’s complex offense.
Veteran running back Tim Hightower is one of these players, brought in by the Niners last April.
Hightower worked under Shanahan back in 2011, when both were part of the Washington Redskins organization. And Hightower, whose 2011 knee injury kept him off the field until 2015, should wind up being the mentor to an already crowded San Francisco backfield.
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Over his career, the 31-year-old veteran has accumulated 2,977 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on the ground while averaging 4.