49ers rookie Latu bounces back from camp struggles vs. Broncos

SANTA CLARA — This summer has been a struggle for 49ers rookie tight end Cameron Latu. The 49ers selected him in the third round with the No. 101 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Clearly, the organization believed he could step into a significant role early in his career. But any time Latu was noticed on the practice field through the first four weeks of training camp, it was generally for the wrong reasons. On Saturday, Latu turned it around. "I looked at today as a new opportunity to grow," Latu said following the 49ers' 21-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in a preseason game at Levi's Stadium. "I focused on just today, game day, trying to help this team win, and we got it done." In his final two seasons at Alabama, Latu accounted for all of his career's production. He caught 56 passes for 787 yards and 12 touchdowns — spread out almost equally over those two years. Latu admits to facing a battle to pick up the 49ers' complex playbook. In training camp, he appears to be thinking too much on the practice field. Dropped passes piled up for Latu through practices last week. Latu got off to a good start Saturday with a tough catch on a pass quarterback Sam Darnold fit into...