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Arik Armstead Rips 49ers Beat Writer on Twitter, Calls Him a 'Little Man'

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead apparently didn't feel like taking any more criticism on Twitter, attacking team beat writer Ryan Sakamoto in a series of tweets Monday:

Sakamoto criticized Armstead's play during Sunday's 20-14 win over the Denver Broncos, specifically calling him out for his pass-rushing abilities:

Ryan Sakamoto

#49ers DE Arik Armstead needs to do a better job closing in on that stop, didn't possess the closing speed to make the play allowing Lindsay to hit the b-gap with ease.

Ryan Sakamoto

FInally we are seeing more of Ronald Blair instead of AA on 3rd downs.