Marcus Lattimore
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3.8KBruce Ellington on Colin Kaepernick’s “cannon,” Marcus Lattimore’s progress and Nerf basketball
It took until the fourth round for the 49ers to draft a wide receiver, and they got a basketball player in the process. Bruce Ellington isn’t just one of the many NFL athletes who played basketball in high school, he started at point guard for the South Carolina Gamecocks. At first glance, Ellington can do […]
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3.3K3Are we expecting too much, too soon from Marcus Lattimore?
There have been a number of stories and updates lately on Marcus Lattimore, the San Francisco 49ers running back who was a superhero in college before suffering a gruesome knee injury. Never in franchise history has there been more curiosity and excitement surrounding a fourth-rounder before he played a single down, but that’s how good Lattimore was at South […]
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2.5K2049ers should stop drafting “redshirt” players
In the last couple years, as the San Francisco 49ers looked forward to opening Levi’s Stadium, it appeared that several of their draft day decisions were made with an eye on the future. That’s not a novel idea by any means, but the 49ers’ habit of purposely selecting players who weren’t expected to contribute throughout their […]
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3.2KQ&A with 49ers rookie RB Marcus Lattimore
As a few of the 49ers were packing their belongings in preparation for a flight to frigid Green Bay, I walked over to Marcus Lattimore’s locker in hopes of finding out how he planned on surviving the cold on the sidelines. Luckily for Lattimore, he won’t have to worry about that. The 49ers’ non-roster players […]
