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49ers' offseason purge may come back to bite them in a major way

The San Francisco 49ers made a lot of cost-cutting measures in the offseason. As part of that effort, they cut several players on their defensive line who were solid last year.

It seems like this could be catching up to them soon.

The team moved on from edge rusher Leonard Floyd and cut defensive tackle Maliek Collins in the offseason. The strategy was to get younger and cheaper up front with their front four, but that move has backfired due to injuries.

Injuries are forcing 49ers to regret their offseason roster moves

San Francisco's first-round draft pick Mykel Williams suffered a knee injury in practice last week.