49ers DBs coach Daniel Bullocks said they are showing third-round CB Upton Stout film of former 49ers CB K’Waun Williams for an example of their defensive system.
“When guys come in, we show them how to play the position from the guys who played the position at a high level to show how it should be done,” Bullocks said, via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports. “We show them the previous guys that played their position in our scheme, and one of the guys that was the best player at it in our scheme was K’Waun Williams.”
Bullocks mentioned that Stout reached out to Williams personally for advice.
“The thing that stood out the most was he reached out to K’Waun Williams on his own on social media,” Bullocks said. “And K’Waun got back to him and they connected. K’Waun sent him clips and all that, so that’s very exciting for a young guy. It says a lot about who he is as a player and a person.”
As for whether Stout will start in the nickelback role, Bullocks said the rookie is earning their trust “every single day.”
“I’m getting more comfortable each and every day,” Bullocks said. “He’s earning our trust every single day he steps out on that field.”
Rams RB Kyren Williams signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Rams on Tuesday, with Williams now feeling a sense of relief and the happiness of telling his mother she can now retire.
“It feels amazing. This whole day is surreal,” Williams said Tuesday, via RamsWire.com. “I’ll never forget this day, but this is the day that I worked for my whole life. I knew I was going to be here. I didn’t know when, I didn’t know how, I didn’t know what the outcome was going to be but I’m here and so I want to say thank you to everybody that played a part in making it happen.”
“We planned this meeting a couple days ago that we’re going to meet with Sean and Matthew Shearin this morning in Coach McVay’s office,” Williams recalled. *“Just going in there with the initial meetings, we gave them...