Niners’ Armstead Ready to Play Catch-up in Training Camp
Arik Armstead is a big man with big potential.When the 49ers made the Oregon defensive lineman their No. 1 pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, general manager Trent Baalke said the 6-foot-7, 292-pound former basketball player is "a tremendous athlete for his size and for that position."Armstead now has a chance to show what he can do when the Niners open training camp later this month.But Armstead will be starting training camp at a disadvantage.Because of the University of Oregon's academic calendar, Armstead was unable to participate in most of the 49ers' offseason practices and workout program. So, when he finally gets on the field, he'll be playing catch up as part of a defensive line corps that is now without starting 3-4 defensive ends Justin Smith (retired) and Ray McDonald (released) but has multiple, versatile players such as Ian Williams, Glenn Dorsey, Tank Carradine, Darnell Dockett, Tony Jerod-Eddie, Quinton Dial, Kaleb Ramsey and Lawrence Okoye.Most were able to take part in organized team activities (OTAs) and the June, full-squad minicamp and are ahead of Armstead in learning from new defensive coordinator Eric Mangini.But Armstead is confident he has the skills to quickly...
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