Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
Big changes appear to be coming for the San Francisco 49ers linebacking corps. At least that's what Day 1 of training camp taught us.
The Sacramento Bee's Chris Biderman reported second-year linebacker Nick Martin was running with the first-team defense as the Sam linebacker alongside veterans Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw.
This could be an indicator of some of the changes coming from defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. Warner will take his usual Mike LB spot, while Greenlaw slots back in as the Will LB where he spent his first six NFL seasons in San Francisco. The third LB wasn't used as frequently in past iterations of the 49ers' defense and the prototypical player at that spot was bigger than Martin's 6-foot, 220-pound frame.
Unfortunately for Martin he never got a chance to get his footing on defense with the 49ers. He looked to be on track for a bigger role in the 49ers' banged…
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