SANTA CLARA The 49ers defense has been exposed in its past seven games.On Sunday, that same unit exposed the NFL rulebook and, perhaps, will give the Competition Committee something to consider for the offseason.The 49ers took advantage of a loophole in the rules that allows thedefense to benefit from premeditated penalties in order to allow valuable time to run off the clock.
49ers’ defense exposes loophole in NFL rulebook
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