49ers rookie Jeff Wilson Jr. sends message with hard-charging running style
Dec 11, 2018 at 11:40 AM
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In an otherwise bleak 49ers performance in Seattle earlier this month, undrafted rookie running back Jeff Wilson Jr. sent a message.Wilson, getting his first extended playing time with Matt Breida hobbled with an ankle injury, broke into the Seahawks defense and lowered his shoulder to deliver a bone-jarring hit against safety Tedric Thompson.Wilson got up after the 11-yard run in the second quarter and flexed.
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