Antonio Armstrong, a 1995 draft pick of the 49ers, and his wife were fatally shot by their teenage son in the family’s Houston home early Friday morning, police said. The parents were both 42 years old.
Armstrong was an All-American linebacker from Texas A&M whom the 49ers selected in the sixth round. Armstrong sustained an ankle injury early in camp and began his rookie season on the 49ers’ practice squad. He never played in a game with the 49ers.
Armstrong went to the Miami Dolphins. He appeared in four games in 1995 and went to training camp the next year with the St.