Training camp for the San Francisco 49ers officially starts on Friday, July 26. Workouts begin the following day, and the Niners will look to whittle down 90 players into a cohesive and competitive 53-man roster.
That’s the dream for all 32 teams, of course, and it’s not hard to see how competition which involves the release of nearly half the offseason roster should sharpen the best players possible.
Camp is all about competition. It’s about proving one player’s worth and value over another — essential steps in determining which players survive into Week 1 and beyond.