Arden Key #99 of the Oakland Raiders (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The 49ers took a low-risk flier on former Raiders EDGE Arden Key this offseason, and yet they need him to be a solid depth contributor in 2021.
If the San Francisco 49ers had a deep crop of proven pass-rushers behind presumed starters like EDGEs Nick Bosa and Samson Ebukam, the offseason pickup of former Las Vegas Raiders EDGE Arden Key wouldn’t be too big a deal.
Earlier this offseason, shortly after the Raiders jettisoned their third-round pick from the 2018 NFL Draft, the Niners made the low-risk, potentially high-reward move by grabbing Key and signing him to a one-year deal worth up to $1.