Teammates react to Justin Smith retirement on social media
May 18, 2015 at 9:58 PM
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Below are just a few of the San Francisco 49ers players' reactions on Twitter and Instagram to the Justin Smith retirement announcement.
QB Colin Kaepernick
S Eric Reid
NT Ian Williams
And of course Williams' response to a fan asking, "some 'Niners fans' panicking after the JSmiths announcement...what do u have to say?"
And of course there are former 49ers teammates that also went to social media to share their thoughts.
LB Dan Skuta, Jacksonville Jaguars
LB Darius Fleming, New England Patriots
OL Jason Slowey
RB Anthony Dixon, Buffalo Bills
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"I'm going to take Justin Fields," Mariucci said.
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By David Bonilla
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Justin Fields of Ohio State spent about a week as the betting favorite to be the No. 3 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, surpassing Mac Jones of Alabama. Jones regained the lead and has held onto it for the past five days. During all of that, Trey Lance of North Dakota State had been in the No. 3 spot.
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