When asked earlier this offseason about the traits he looks for in the teams Leo pass-rush end position, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh ticked off some names of players he considers the prototypes.People who have been attached to this system, youre looking at Chris Clemons, Cliff Avril, Yannick Ngakoue, Dante Fowler, Vic Beasley, Saleh said. People outside of the system, youd look at Von Miller, Khalil Mack. Back in his heyday, Charles Haley would have been a guy that would have been a Leo.
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