Dawson: Age, New Holder Won’t Be a Problem
After a terrific first season with the 49ers in 2013, Phil Dawson had a slight dropoff in 2014.Yet Dawson – who turned 40 this offseason – goes into training camp in late July confident he's as good as ever. Though the 49ers may use strong-legged rookie punter Bradley Pinion on kickoffs this coming season to ensure more kicks into the end zone, Dawson has no real challenger to his job as place-kicker.In fact, he's told reporters that he also wants to keep his job on kickoffs, as well, noting that his 43.8 percent touchback rate was the best of his career. Pinion, however, put 92 of 180 kickoffs at Clemson into the end zone, a 51 percent rate, and the 49ers will get a look at what he can do during the exhibition season.As a field goal kicker, however, Dawson remained strong through his late 30s and says he can be just as effective in 2015 when he'll be in the final year of his contract with the Niners – even with a new holder.After the trade of longtime punter and holder Andy Lee, Pinion is expected to take over the holding duties for Dawson."When I signed this deal two years ago, I expected to perform at an elite level for the term and then some," Dawson recently...
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