The rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks will be renewed this Sunday as the two teams square off in Week 1 of the regular season.
The rivalry will not quite be the same without wide receiver D.K. Metcalf in the mix, however.
Metcalf was a long-time Seahawk who is now with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being traded in the offseason. Niners fans have fond memories of him getting shut down in recent years, and San Francisco's top cornerback, Deommodore Lenoir, sounds like he may even miss him a bit:
If you cannot access the post, Lenoir says with regard to Metcalf, "Every time we play them, first play, he always came at me.