The San Francisco 49ers had one of the worst linebacker corps in the NFL last season, but it could have been slightly better had veteran linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong not suffered a season-ending pectoral injury early in 2016.
During the preseason, Armstrong was one of the better standouts within this piecemeal crop, easily beating out teammates Michael Wilhoite and Nick Bellore for the rights to start alongside NaVorro Bowman.
But Armstrong suffered his pectoral injury in Week 2, shelving him for the remainder of the year.
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When Bowman was lost early in 2016 to an Achilles injury, San Francisco’s linebackers went into the tank.