49ers draft DeForest Buckner, reunites Oregon DL with Chip Kelly, Arik Armstead
Apr 28, 2016 at 6:15 PM
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For the second straight year, the 49ers invested their first-round draft pick in a 6-foot-7, Oregon defensive lineman, as DeForest Buckner reunites with 2015 top pick Arik Armstead as well as former Ducks coach Chip Kelly. Buckner, the seventh overall pick,... Continue Reading → The post 49ers draft DeForest Buckner, reunites Oregon DL with Chip Kelly, Arik Armstead appeared first on 49ers Hot Read.
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