49ers’ WR Danny Gray could fill a vital role, but can he get up to speed? (paywall)
“I asked myself, ‘Am I doing everything that I know I could to be on that field with the greatest?’ ” Gray said. “So I just went back and I did the things that I didn’t do last year. I took out the things that aren’t important in my life and replaced them with football....I just stopped all the hanging out and playing the games,” Gray said. “And I replaced it with football. I make sure I take 2½ hours out of my day to just study my plays, study my concepts, study my formations.