Rookie Colbert could make 49ers reconsider safety position
Nov 24, 2017 at 3:40 PM
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On Nov. 2, when he was asked about moving Jimmie Ward from free safety back to cornerback, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said that wasn't his preference. "It'd be something to look at in the offseason, for sure," Saleh said. "But definitely don't want to move Jimmie." Just over three weeks later, however, the chances of Ward leaving his free safety spot may have increased due to the unexpected emergence of rookie Adrian Colbert. Colbert, a seventh-round pick, has been forced to play because Ward sustained a broken forearm Oct. 29 and Jaquiski Tartt sustained the same injury a week later. How impressive has the No.
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