Arik Armstead #91 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
2020 revealed 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead needs a top supporting cast to be productive, and that’ll be the expectation this season.
In 2020, the San Francisco 49ers essentially decided they wanted to make their 2015 first-round NFL Draft pick, defensive end Arik Armstead, a fixture of their long-term future instead of Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, who was traded to the Indianapolis Colts that offseason.
Subsequently, and coming off a 2019 campaign in which he led the Niners with 10 sacks, Armstead inked a notable five-year, $85 million deal to help anchor what was then still considered San Francisco’s top defensive unit.