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Chris Kiffin building a better mouse, er, quarterback trap in 49ers defense

Who says the 49ers made no big-name additions to their pass rush in the offseason?

One of the new faces at team headquarters belongs to Chris Kiffin, whose surname is closely connected to the fast and aggressive type of defense the 49ers run. San Francisco hired Kiffin, 36, in February, gave him the title of pass rush specialist and told him to boost a lackluster unit that finished tied for 26th in the NFL in sack total last year.

It's a big ask considering the 49ers didn't do much else. In fact, they said goodbye to their top pass rusher from 2017, Elvis Dumervil.