Don’t be too quick to call Arik Armstead soft or a bust

Oct 19, 2017 at 4:30 PM--


49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said Arik Armstead was playing good football before he broke his hand, and that he dominated the man in front of him with only one good hand.
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