Arik Armstead’s run defense as good as it gets, says Kyle Shanahan

Dec 14, 2018 at 1:40 PM--


Fans get frustrated with 49ers Arik Armstead, but when you look at his run defense, there aren't many defense ends better than him in the NFL.
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