It’s been a rollercoaster of hopes and disasters for the San Francisco 49ers secondary over the last two years.
The 2017 team cut starter Tramaine Brock after a domestic violence arrest and moved nickel corner Jimmie Ward to safety. The brand new duo of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch signed slot corner K’Waun Williams as their first free agent and drafted Ahkello Witherspoon in the 3rd round of that year’s NFL Draft.
But the real excitement was over second-year man Rashard Robinson, a physical 6-foot, 2-inch cornerback who seemed perfect for San Francisco’s new Seattle-style Cover 3 defense.