After recording his first career sack on Sunday, Arik Armstead sought out the player many folks around the league likened his potential to before the draft.
The rookie pass-rusher made it a priority to shake Calais Campbell’s hand in the postgame scrum following the San Francisco 49ers loss to the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium.
“I introduced myself to him and he said, ’Oh, so you must be that guy that everybody is talking about,’” Armstead said on Monday. “I thought that was pretty funny. He’s an excellent player, and a guy I’ve been studying and looking up to for a while now.