The San Francisco 49er linebacker group is not the best in the league, but they have the potential to be good in 2021. Not only was San Francisco a respectable defense last season, but also doing so with key injuries. So let’s look at the linebacker competition heading into training camp to feel where the group is.
We know who the two starters are in Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw, but Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles and Azeez Al-Shaair battle for that third spot. Plus, you have the veteran James Burgess and two youngsters in Jonas Griffith and Elijah Sullivan that will be fighting for a roster spot.