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<p>This is a running analysis of the San Francisco 49ers’ moves and key departures during the initial wave of free agency. The legal tampering window began Monday at 9 a.m. PT and the NFL’s new league year, when teams can formally sign free agents who played elsewhere in 2023, began Wednesday at 1 p.m. PT.</p>
<p><strong>Live updates:</strong> Free-agent news from across the NFL<br /><strong>FA tracker:</strong> New teams and contract details for the top 150 free agents<br /><strong>Best available players:</strong> Who’s still on the market?<br /><strong>Grades:</strong> Best and worst of free-agent deals</p>
<p><strong>March 15:</strong> The 49ers signed the 28-year-old cornerback, as confirmed by his agent. Before the 2023 season, Yiadom had been a journeyman who’d managed unspectacular results with the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans. But he registered a productive 2023 season for the New Orleans Saints. He started the final seven games of the season and delivered a Pro Football Focus coverage grade of 80.4, which ranks No. 16 of qualifying cornerbacks. The 6-foot-1 Yiadom has the potential to be, at the very least, quality DB depth for a 49ers defense hungry for more capable bodies on the outside.</p>
<p><strong>March 15:</strong> The 49ers signed the former Green Bay Packers linebacker, who was an All-Pro in 2021, according to the NFL Network. Campbell, 30, has seen his tackling and coverage performance erode since then. He allowed a passer rating of 129.5 into his coverage in 2023. His missed tackle rate was 9.9 percent, up from just 2.8 percent in 2021. Campbell has also missed eight games over the past two seasons. But it’s important to note the 49ers aren’t bringing in Campbell to be a featured piece of their linebacker room. They signed him to augment it, since Dre Greenlaw is recovering from an Achilles tear. The 49ers had initially thought they’d be signing Eric Kendricks, another former All-Pro, for this role. But he backed out and went to the Dallas Cowboys instead, so Campbell became the 49ers’ choice.</p>
<p><strong>March 15:</strong> The 49ers agreed to a one-year contract with Lucas, 27, who has spent the last two seasons with the Detroit Lions. Lucas plays nickel cornerback, but he’s mostly been known as a special teams ace, especially a punt-coverage gunner. He was teammates with Brandon Aiyuk at Arizona State.</p>
<p><strong>March 15:</strong> The 49ers are expected to re-sign guard Jon Feliciano to a one-year deal, a team source confirmed. The 49ers have wanted to bring back Feliciano, who overtook Spencer Burford for the starting spot at right guard. He proved to be a good fit in the 49ers’ scheme, posting the fourth-highest Pro Football Focus run-blocking grade of any guard. He also registered above-average marks in pass protection. Feliciano suffered an elbow injury that knocked him out of the Super Bowl and seemed to hurt the team’s pass protection down the stretch of that game. The 49ers now have all five starting offensive linemen from last season under contract for 2024, setting a floor for the position. With many offensive linemen commanding big contracts in free agency, the 49ers might turn to the NFL Draft to raise the room’s ceiling.</p>
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">On IG, Jon Feliciano confirmed that he&#8217;s returning to the 49ers and appeared to hint that he might retire after this, his 10th season. &#8220;Last ride&#8221; pic.twitter.com/5VCFofg6Bq</p>
<p>— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) March 15, 2024</p>
<p><strong>March 15:</strong> The 49ers are expected to re-sign linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, who’s been with the team since 2019. A team source confirmed the news. Flannigan-Fowles played 173 snaps on defense last season, but his primary contributions come on special teams. He delivered 351 snaps there for the 49ers. This move won’t stop the 49ers from searching for veteran linebacker depth. Dre Greenlaw’s Achilles injury encouraged the 49ers to pursue Eric Kendricks at the position, but the veteran ultimately signed with the Dallas Cowboys instead.</p>
<p><strong>March 14</strong>: Armstead is reuniting with general manager Trent Baalke after the Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a deal with the big defensive lineman, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported. Baalke drafted Armstead in the first round in 2015, and he was the 49ers’ last remaining player drafted by Baalke. At age 30, Armstead is still an excellent player when healthy. But he’s dealt with knee and foot issues the last two seasons, which have either put him on the bench or diminished his play. Because of that the 49ers asked him to take a significant pay cut. Armstead refused and asked for his release, which occurred Wednesday.</p>
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<p><strong>March 14</strong>: The 49ers need a new return man after McCloud agreed to a two-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons, the NFL Network reported. McCloud was an improvement over Richie James and the team’s previous return situation. But he didn’t break the 49ers’ longest punt-return-touchdown drought that dates to 2011. And his gaffe in the Super Bowl was one of the game’s defining plays. After a punt struck the back of teammate Darrell Luter Jr.’s foot, McCloud tried to pick up and run with the bouncing ball and lost it to the Kansas City Chiefs in the process. They scored a touchdown on the next play.</p>
<h2>LB Eric Kendricks</h2>
<p><strong>March 13</strong>: A little more than 12 hours after agreeing to sign with the 49ers (see below), Kendricks changed his mind and decided to go to Dallas instead. There he’ll reunite with Mike Zimmer, who once was Kendricks’ head coach with the Minnesota Vikings and who now runs the Dallas Cowboys’ defense. The 49ers will resume their search for a veteran linebacker who can possibly fill in if Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) is not ready at the start of the season.</p>
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<p><strong>March 13</strong>: The 49ers agreed to re-sign Givens, who played 398 defensive snaps for them last season, to a one-year deal. Givens is the third defensive tackle the team has landed in the last two days — the 49ers agreed to terms with Jordan Elliott and traded for Maliek Collins. He’ll have to fend off third-year player Kalia Davis for a spot in the rotation, but Givens’ experience in the defense gives him the edge.</p>
<h2>DT Arik Armstead</h2>
<p><strong>March 13: </strong>The 49ers did, in fact, release Armstead shortly after the start of the NFL’s new league year at 1 p.m. PT. Armstead will be designated as a post-June 1 cut, according to a team source, which will ultimately open up about $18 million — but this money (his 2024 salary and assorted bonuses) won’t come off the books until after June 1. Armstead needed to remain on the 49ers roster until after the start of the league year in order to designate him as a post-June 1 cut and the team also made attempts to recoup compensation via trade, but could not work out a deal.</p>
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<p><strong>March 13</strong>: The Chicago Bears plan to sign Pryor to a one-year deal, according to The Athletic’s Adam Jahns and Kevin Fishbain. Pryor was a right tackle only for the 49ers in 2023. He was active for 15 games but played only 42 offensive snaps. Still, his departure leaves the 49ers light at tackle where Trent Williams and Colton McKivitz are the starters and Jaylon Moore is the top backup.</p>
<p><strong>March 13:</strong> The fullback agreed to a restructured contract that will save the 49ers $1.75 million in 2024 salary-cap space. The Athletic’s Jeff Howe confirmed the news. Details of this maneuver aren’t yet available, but Juszczyk will remain the highest-paid fullback in the NFL. His original deal included a non-guaranteed base salary of $5.75 million for this season, so a simple reduction to $4 million would open up $1.75 million in cap space. But the 49ers could’ve also used other maneuvers, such as a signing bonus conversion paired with void years, to lower Juszczyk’s number. Either way, the 49ers cleared up important space. They’re right against the limit and must be cap compliant when the new league year begins at 1 p.m. PT.</p>
<h2>DT Maliek Collins</h2>
<p><strong>March 13: </strong>In a move that likely signals the end of Arik Armstead’s 49ers tenure, the team dealt a seventh-round pick Wednesday to the Houston Texans for the veteran Collins, league sources confirmed to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. In eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders and Texans, Collins — who will turn 29 next month — has 25 1/2 sacks. He matched his career highs last season for Houston with five sacks and 48 pressures. Over the bulk of his career, the 6-foot-2, 310-pound Collins has been one of the league’s better interior pass rushers — with his one season with the Raiders in 2020 serving as an exception. He had a career-low pressure rate of 4.6 percent that season, according to TruMedia. He was at 10.7 percent last season with Houston.</p>
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      <span class="credits-text">Eric Kendricks will help fill the void as Dre Greenlaw recovers from his torn Achilles suffered in the Super Bowl. (Ryan Kang / Getty Images)</span></p>
<h2>LB Eric Kendricks</h2>
<p><strong>March 13: </strong>The 49ers found their linebacker to help fill the void while Dre Greenlaw recovers from the torn Achilles he suffered in the Super Bowl, as they agreed to a one-year deal with Kendricks, a league source confirmed. ESPN was the first to report the agreement. Kendricks played last season with the Los Angeles Chargers — under new 49ers assistant head coach Brandon Staley — after spending his first eight seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a first-team All-Pro at linebacker in 2019. Kendricks, 32, has eight straight seasons with 100-plus tackles. He finished with 117 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks last season. The Chargers released him last week, which means his signing will not count against the 49ers in the compensatory pick formula.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE: </strong>Kendricks changed his mind and instead agreed to a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys.</p>
<h2>DT Jordan Elliott</h2>
<p><strong>March 12:</strong> The 49ers are adding the former Cleveland Browns defensive tackle to a two-year deal worth up to $10 million. Elliott’s agent confirmed the news. The 49ers need to replace hundreds of lost snaps on the interior of the defensive line, and Elliott marks the first step in that replenishment process. Elliott has managed only modest numbers — five sacks so far in his career — but he’s a space eater who developed into a starter on a good Browns’ front over the past two seasons. Cleveland ran a Wide 9 front, the same alignment the 49ers use, under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. Elliott also hasn’t missed a game due to injury in his NFL career. The 49ers’ focus on durable players continues.</p>
<p>The 49ers and Odum agreed to a two-year extension that keeps Odum under contract through the 2026 season, according to Odum’s agent, Matt Glose. The deal is worth as much as $10.8 million. With Charlie Woerner heading to Atlanta, Odum is the team’s top special teams player and he provides veteran depth at safety behind youngsters Talanoa Hufanga and Ji’Ayir Brown. Odum tore his biceps on Nov. 23 but returned late in the season and played 66 special teams snaps in the postseason.</p>
<p><strong>March 12: </strong>Ferrell, who signed a one-year deal with the 49ers last offseason, is expected to sign with the Washington Commanders, league sources told The Athletic’s Dianna Russini. Ferrell, the No. 4 pick in the 2019 draft by the Raiders, started all 17 games of the regular season for the 49ers in 2023. His numbers weren’t flashy — he finished with 28 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks — but he was a sturdy presence at defensive end opposite Nick Bosa. He suffered a torn meniscus in the team’s Week 18 game that required surgery and forced him to miss the postseason.</p>
<p><strong>March 11:</strong> Late on the first night of the legal tampering period, the Minnesota Vikings were expected to sign Darnold to a one-year deal worth $10 million, according to the NFL Network. Team sources confirmed the agreement to The Athletic on Tuesday morning.  Darnold joined the 49ers last season on a one-year deal and won the backup job in training camp over Trey Lance. He saw action in 10 games last season for San Francisco, mostly mop-up duty late in lopsided contests. His lone start came in Week 18 after the 49ers had clinched the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. In that game, he completed 16 of 26 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. The 49ers had long expected him to be too expensive to retain as a backup for a second season. Early on Monday, they agreed to terms with Brandon Allen — the team’s No. 3 quarterback last season — on a one-year deal.</p>
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<p><strong>March 11:</strong> New York Jets coach Robert Saleh was the 49ers’ defensive coordinator back when they drafted Kinlaw in 2020’s first round. Four years later, Saleh will get to coach Kinlaw again after he agreed to a one-year deal with New York, a league source confirmed. The defensive tackle overcame a tumultuous, injury-laden start to his career by delivering a solid 2023 season. His best football came late to earn this opportunity with the Jets. It’ll be interesting to see where the 49ers turn to supplement Javon Hargrave at defensive tackle.</p>
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      <span class="credits-text">The 49ers added Yetur Gross-Matos to be part of their edge rusher rotation. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)</span></p>
<p><strong>March 11:</strong> The 49ers plan to sign the defensive lineman to a two-year contract worth up to $18 million, according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe. A significant chunk of Gross-Matos’ contract might be incentive-based, as he was mainly a rotational lineman over four seasons with the Carolina Panthers. But Gross-Matos has showcased the same versatility in the pros that the 49ers liked about him coming out of college in 2020. He’s been versatile enough to line up inside for a chunk of snaps, even with his long frame. And that flexibility can prove valuable for a 49ers team that’s looking for quality depth at the margins of its defensive line. Position coach Kris Kocurek wants his unit to attack in waves.</p>
<p><strong>March 11:</strong> The 49ers tendered a one-year contract to Jauan Jennings, who’s set to be a restricted free agent. The 49ers tendered Jennings at the second-round level, which means their offer is worth $4.89 million. Jennings can negotiate with other teams, but the 49ers own a right of first refusal. If Jennings departs for more money elsewhere, the 49ers will receive a second-round pick. At the recent NFL Scouting Combine, 49ers general manager John Lynch said the team was interested in bypassing the tender process and signing Jennings to a long-term extension. The 49ers can still do that. The official extension of this tender might offer a handy parameter for a potential deal.</p>
<p><strong>March 11</strong>: The 49ers found a bookend to Nick Bosa in Floyd, who’s coming off a career-high 10 1/2-sack season with the Bills. Floyd is 31 and will be one of the 49ers’ oldest defenders in 2024. But he hasn’t missed a game in six seasons and has had at least nine sacks in each of the last four seasons. He’s familiar to Kyle Shanahan and offensive line coach Chris Foerster, who coached against Floyd for three seasons when he was with the Los Angeles Rams, and he also spent time under new assistant Brandon Staley with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers agreed to a two-year deal with Floyd.</p>
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<h2>TE Charlie Woerner</h2>
<p><strong>March 11:</strong> The Atlanta Falcons signed the tight end to a three-year deal worth up to $12 million. His agent, Alex Essex, confirmed the news. He said that six teams offered Woerner, who grew up about two hours outside of Atlanta, a contract. The 49ers picked Woerner in the sixth round of the 2020 draft. He developed into a solid run blocker and good special teams player but caught only 11 passes for 120 yards over the past four seasons. The 49ers have long been looking for a tight end who’s a bigger receiving threat to pair with George Kittle. Woerner’s departure might factor into the compensatory formula to help the 49ers gain a later-round pick in the 2025 draft.</p>
<h2>QB Brandon Allen</h2>
<p><strong>March 11:</strong> The 49ers re-signed Allen, who was their 31-year-old third-string quarterback in 2023. A league source confirmed the news. The team is presumably still interested in fortifying the backup QB spot behind Brock Purdy, though it’s unclear if Sam Darnold — who held that role in 2023 — will remain in their price range. Allen does fit into that cost structure, and the 49ers are happy to have a strong veteran presence back in the room to continue supporting Purdy. Allen previously backed up Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.</p>
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      <span class="credits-text">Arik Armstead is set to be released after he and the 49ers couldn’t come to an agreement on a reduced salary. (Ryan Kang / Getty Images)</span></p>
<h2>DL Arik Armstead</h2>
<p><strong>March 10:</strong> The 49ers are poised to move on from their longest-tenured player after the two sides could not agree to a deal to reduce Armstead’s salary, the third-highest on the team in 2024. Armstead, 30, has missed 13 games in the last two seasons and played on an injured knee in the 2023 postseason. However, the 49ers’ roster is wafer thin at defensive tackle and a reunion with Armstead is possible if he doesn’t get a better offer on the open market.</p>
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<p><strong>March 10:</strong> The 49ers agreed to a one-year deal with Bartch, who was set to become a free agent on Wednesday. The team signed Bartch, 25, off the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad at midseason and he appeared in five game (28 offensive snaps). Offensive line coach Chris Foerster said he liked Bartch’s quickness and his potential at guard and center, which is where he’ll compete with Nick Zakelj and others this offseason. Bartch suffered a serious knee injury in 2022 and Foerster said the offensive lineman still was rounding into form last season.</p>
<p><strong>March 10:</strong> The New York Jets agreed to terms with Oliver on a one-year deal. The 49ers had signed Oliver last year to be their nickel cornerback, but he began to lose his grip on that role by the end of training camp. At season’s end, he was practicing a lot at safety, which is where the Jets envision him playing. The 49ers cut Oliver last month, freeing up $2.4 million in salary cap space.</p>
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<p><strong>March 8:</strong> The 49ers signed McKivitz, a 17-game starter at right tackle in 2023, to a one-year deal worth as much as $7 million, his agent said. That means that McKivitz, 27, is now signed through the 2025 season. This doesn’t necessarily preclude the team from making a move on a tackle in free agency or especially the draft but his extension gives San Francisco some cushion at the position.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>SANTA CLARA, Kalifornien – An einem der letzten Herbsttage wurde der Defensive Lineman der San Francisco 49ers, Arik Armstead, zu einem kurzen Besuch in Sunnydale, einem der größten Wohnprojekte von San Francisco, eingeladen. Ashlei Hurst, die Direktorin der Residential Services bei Mercy Housing und eine langjährige Freundin der Familie Armstead, lud Armstead zu einer Besichtigung &#8230;</p>
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<p>SANTA CLARA, Kalifornien – An einem der letzten Herbsttage wurde der Defensive Lineman der San Francisco 49ers, Arik Armstead, zu einem kurzen Besuch in Sunnydale, einem der größten Wohnprojekte von San Francisco, eingeladen.</p>
<p>Ashlei Hurst, die Direktorin der Residential Services bei Mercy Housing und eine langjährige Freundin der Familie Armstead, lud Armstead zu einer Besichtigung des 1940 erbauten Sunnydale ein.</p>
<p>Was er sah, war das, was er heute als &#8220;Mangel&#8221; bezeichnet, einen Ort voller Menschen in Gebäuden, die nicht zum Wohnen geeignet waren.  Er sah Polizeiautos vorbeifahren, in denen vier Beamte mit Schrotflinten aus dem Fenster hingen, als sie durch die Nachbarschaft fuhren.</p>
<p>Armstead sollte nur etwa 30 Minuten bleiben, aber er konnte nicht einfach einen Cameo-Auftritt machen.  Zweieinhalb Stunden lang ging Armstead durch die Nachbarschaft, sprach mit Anwohnern, Geschäftsinhabern und lokalen Führern über ihre Bedürfnisse und fragte, wie er helfen könne.  Leise lauschte Armstead und nahm seine Umgebung auf.  Er konnte den Kampf sehen und die Verzweiflung hören.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Ich habe eine Gemeinschaft gesehen, die einfach auf der Strecke geblieben ist und einen Ort, der vergessen und nicht genährt wurde&#8221;, sagte Armstead.  „Es hat mir wirklich die Augen geöffnet. … Ich weiß nicht, ob viele Leute wirklich über Sunnydale Bescheid wissen und was dort oben passiert . Das inspiriert mich immer wieder und hält mich am Laufen, weil ich weiß, dass es viel zu tun gibt.“</p>
<p>Tatsächlich endet für Armstead die Arbeit, die getan werden muss, nie wirklich.  Tatsächlich fängt es erst an.  Das gilt für das, was er auf dem Feld als einer der ersten Defensiv-Tackles der Niners tut, aber auch außerhalb des Feldes gibt es viele bedeutende Projekte zu tun.</p>
<p>Er hat die Mittel, um zu helfen.  Armstead befindet sich im zweiten Jahr eines Fünfjahresvertrags über 85 Millionen US-Dollar und als ehemaliger Erstrunden-Pick (Platz 17 insgesamt im Jahr 2015) hat er in seiner bisherigen Karriere etwas mehr als 46 Millionen US-Dollar verdient.</p>
<p>Für Armstead beginnt die Verbesserung der Welt in seiner Heimatgemeinde Sacramento und erstreckt sich bis in die Bay Area.</p>
<p>Was 2015 als das erste (und kostenlose) Arik Armstead Football Camp für Kinder begann, hat sich im September zur Gründung der Arik Armstead Academy entwickelt, die mit seiner Spende von 250.000 US-Dollar an Mercy Housing California kam.  Die Armstead Academy dient mehr als 400 Schülern im Sacramento City Unified School District und bietet akademische Unterstützung, außerschulische Programme und Möglichkeiten zur Berufserkundung.</p>
<p>Mit 6-Fuß-7, 290 Pfund macht Armstead eine imposante Figur, die seine leise sprechende Natur widerlegt.  Seine Leidenschaft, anderen zu helfen, hat ihn zu einer zweiten Nominierung für den Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in Folge geführt und, was noch wichtiger ist, einen nachhaltigen Einfluss auf diejenigen hinterlassen, die seine Entwicklung als Philanthrop miterlebt haben und wie dies sein Wachstum als Mann widerspiegelt.</p>
<p>&#8220;Was er abseits des Spielfelds für seine Community und für unsere Community tut, ist verrückt&#8221;, sagte 49ers-Linebacker Fred Warner.  &#8220;Es ist eine Inspiration nicht nur für mich, sondern für das gesamte Team. Wir alle sehen es. Es bringt mich dazu, härter daran zu arbeiten, besser für die Gemeinschaft zu sein und Dinge für andere zu tun.&#8221;</p>
<h2>„Er hat nicht vergessen“</h2>
<p><img class=" lazyload lazyload" data-image-container=".inline-photo" height="320" width="570"/>Als 2020 die COVID-19-Pandemie ausbrach und virtuelles Lernen zur Norm wurde, half Arik Armstead, indem er Chromebooks und kostenpflichtige WLAN-Hotspots in das Viertel Upper Land Park in Sacramento lieferte.  San Francisco 49ers</p>
<p>Armsteads eigene Inspiration kommt aus einer Kombination aus Gesprächen, Lebenserfahrungen, Lesen und Studieren der Welt um ihn herum.</p>
<p>In den letzten Jahren haben diese Faktoren dazu geführt, dass Armstead Kindererziehung und soziale Gerechtigkeit zu seinem Hauptaugenmerk macht.  Er hatte es nicht unbedingt immer so geplant, aber je mehr er las und hörte und seine eigenen Erfahrungen reflektierte, desto mehr ergab es einen Sinn.</p>
<p>Armstead erinnert sich, dass er in der zweiten oder dritten Klasse war und mit dem Lesen zu kämpfen hatte, insbesondere beim Vorlesen.  Er erinnert sich noch gut daran, eine Stunde früher in der Schule angekommen zu sein, um daran zu arbeiten.</p>
<p>Armstead bekam schließlich den Dreh raus, zum Teil dank der Lehrer und der Familie, die bereit waren zu helfen.  Christa Armstead, Ariks Mutter, nahm ihn sogar mit, um etwas von Dollar Tree auszusuchen, als Gegenleistung dafür, dass er in dieser Woche im Unterricht gut abgeschnitten hatte.</p>
<p>Fast zwei Jahrzehnte später ist es Armstead nicht entgangen, dass viele Kinder nicht das gleiche Unterstützungssystem haben, um zu verhindern, dass sie zurückfallen.</p>
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<p>„Ich bin mir sicher, dass er sich identifizieren kann, und wenn Sie sich identifizieren können, macht es Sie zuordenbar, und ich denke, deshalb ist er so großartig in dem, was er tut – die Arbeit, die er heute mit Kindern macht, weil er sich identifizieren kann“, sagte Christa Armstead .  &#8220;Er vergaß nicht, dass er einmal ein Kind war und einige Kämpfe hatte und er viel Unterstützung hatte, um ihm zu helfen, jedes Hindernis im Leben zu überwinden. Und er erkennt, dass nicht jedes Kind das hat. Also, seine Arbeit besteht heute darin, das irgendwie auszugleichen.&#8221;</p>
<p>Angesichts dessen ist es keine Überraschung, dass eine der wichtigsten Initiativen von Armstead &#8220;Storytime with Arik Armstead&#8221; heißt, ein Projekt, das es Armstead ermöglicht, Schulen persönlich und über Zoom zu besuchen und in Klassenzimmern unterschiedlichen Alters vorzulesen.</p>
<p>Armstead hat an mehr als 2.000 Schüler im San Francisco Unified School District und an weitere 2.000 Mitglieder des Boys &#038; Girls Club Bücher verteilt, die die Bedeutung von Vielfalt und Inklusion betonen.  Seit Mai 2020 erreicht Armstead Kinder von der ersten bis zur fünften Klasse über 25 virtuelle Klassenzimmer in 21 Schulbezirken von seiner Heimatstadt Sacramento bis nach Katar.  Jedes Buch hat eine Botschaft, die Themen wie Gleichberechtigung, Schwarze Geschichte und Nachhaltigkeit behandelt.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ich denke zurück wie &#8216;Ein anderes Kind in dieser Situation könnte sein Selbstvertrauen verlieren und so sein, als würde ich nicht lesen; ich werde es nicht einmal versuchen'&#8221;, sagte Arik Armstead.  „Und dann sind sie im Rückstand und fallen weiter zurück. Denn wenn du nicht lesen kannst, wie willst du dann deine Matheaufgabe lesen? Oder deine Geschichtsstunde? Es ist nur ein Spiraleffekt.“</p>
<p>Als die COVID-19-Pandemie im Jahr 2020 ausbrach und virtuelles Lernen zur Norm wurde, erhielt Hurst einen Anruf von Armstead, in dem er fragte, was erforderlich sei, um die digitale Kluft für Kinder zu überbrücken, die nicht über die Geräte oder den Internetzugang verfügten, um aus der Ferne zu lernen.</p>
<p>Armstead spendete 50.000 US-Dollar, den Beginn der wachsenden Partnerschaft zwischen Armstead und Mercy Housing, die in ganz Kalifornien Wohnungen mit niedrigem Einkommen entwickelt und betreibt und Ressourcen anbietet, die von Grundbedürfnissen wie Nahrung und Kleidung bis hin zu akademischer Unterstützung reichen.  Armstead selbst lieferte Chromebooks und kostenpflichtige WLAN-Hotspots in das Viertel Upper Land Park in Sacramento.</p>
<p>&#8220;Oft kommen Leute, die etwas geben wollen, mit einer Anweisung wie: &#8216;Ich möchte das tun, ich werde dir dafür Geld geben'&#8221;, sagte Hurst.  „Er kam zu mir und sagte ‚Was brauchst du?&#8217;  Und er war in der Lage, offen zu sein und zu sagen: &#8216;Das ist das Bedürfnis, ich werde dieses Bedürfnis erfüllen.&#8217;  Im Gegensatz zu seiner Agenda. Er sagte: &#8216;Oh, Kinder brauchen Laptops, Chromebooks, das macht Sinn, ich habe es verstanden.'&#8221;</p>
<h2>Ein &#8216;Stoff gewebt&#8217; sein ganzes Leben lang</h2>
<p><img class=" lazyload lazyload" data-image-container=".inline-photo" height="320" width="570"/>Das kostenlose Fußballcamp von Arik Armstead im Jahr 2015 hat sich zur Arik Armstead Academy entwickelt.  San Francisco 49ers</p>
<p>Für Armstead und seine drei Geschwister war der Gedanke, anderen zu helfen, nie fern.  Christa und Guss Armstead führten einen engen, aber ermutigenden Haushalt und erinnerten ihre Kinder daran, dass sie zwar nicht die reichste Familie waren, aber mehr Glück hatten als viele andere Kinder.</p>
<p>Guss Armstead, ein ehemaliger College-Basketballspieler und bekannter Trainer für Sportler in der Gegend von Sacramento, trug dazu bei, Ariks Sportkarriere voranzutreiben.  Christa trieb Bildung voran und erinnerte ihre Kinder oft daran, dass durch die Schule alles möglich sei.  Das hat sie von ihrer eigenen Mutter gelernt, die ihre Enkel mit auf den Campus der USC nahm und sie daran erinnerte, dass sie vielleicht eines Tages auch an einem solchen Ort zur Schule gehen könnten.</p>
<p>Die Geschwister von Armstead geben ein ähnliches Beispiel.  Sein älterer Bruder Armond war ein versierter Fußballspieler, dem Arik unbedingt nacheifern wollte.  Und seine Schwester Alexis war maßgeblich daran beteiligt, tiefe, bedeutungsvolle Gespräche mit ihrem Bruder über die Bedeutung der Kindererziehung und ihren direkten Zusammenhang mit dem Justizsystem zu führen.</p>
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<p>„Wir haben versucht, ihnen beizubringen: ‚Nimm das nicht als selbstverständlich hin‘“, sagte Christa Armstead.  „Und ich glaube, man gibt Kindern das bei, wenn sie jung sind, aber wenn sie erwachsen werden, wenn sie aufs College gehen, öffnen sich ihre Augen. … Also Bildung und … [helping others] waren ihr ganzes Leben lang eine Art Stoff.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bei all dem hat Armstead seine Herkunft nie aus den Augen verloren.  Er erinnert sich an all die Menschen, die ihm geholfen haben, dorthin zu gelangen, wo er ist, einschließlich Hurst, der die Familie Armstead vor 14 Jahren in der Midtown Church in Sacramento zum ersten Mal traf.  Sie zählt Christa Armstead jetzt als Mentorin und Arik Armstead als geschätzten Partner, um Veränderungen in der Gegend von Sacramento herbeizuführen.</p>
<p>Dass Armstead von den 49ers eingezogen wurde – dem Team, das Sacramento auf einer Karte am nächsten liegt – fühlt sich fast wie vorherbestimmt an, als ob er teilweise hierher gebracht wurde, um den Ort zurückzuzahlen, der ihn durch seine eigene Philanthropie aufgezogen hat.</p>
<p>Aus diesem Grund ist Armstead immer noch in der Nebensaison in Sacramento zu Hause und es ist nicht ungewöhnlich, dass er zu Treffen mit Bürgermeister Darrell Steinberg in die Stadt zurückkehrt, um sich für mehr Unterstützung für seine verschiedenen Projekte einzusetzen oder neue Ideen vorzustellen.</p>
<p>„Gott arbeitet immer auf mysteriöse Weise und hat für alles einen Plan und einen Zweck“, sagte Armstead.  &#8220;Ich denke, in vielerlei Hinsicht war ich dazu bestimmt, hier zu sein und Veränderungen zu bewirken, wo ich herkomme.&#8221;</p>
<h2>&#8216;Gebete erhört&#8217;</h2>
<p><img class=" lazyload lazyload" data-image-container=".inline-photo" height="320" width="570"/>Arik Armstead hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Kindern vorzulesen, sei es das Lesen von Büchern in einem virtuellen Klassenzimmer bis nach Katar oder persönlich für Kinder nur wenige Minuten von der Einrichtung der 49er entfernt.  San Francisco 49ers</p>
<p>Ähnlich wie bei der Jagd nach einem Quarterback auf seinen 25,5-Karriere-Säcken hat Armstead nicht die Absicht, seine gemeinnützigen Aktivitäten zu verlangsamen.  Er und Hurst haben den gemeinsamen Traum, ein 10.000 Quadratmeter großes Gemeindezentrum in Sacramento zu eröffnen.  Sie haben bereits ein Gebäude mit Grundrissen im Kopf.</p>
<p>Armstead möchte es zu einem Ort für Studenten mit Nachhilfe und akademischen Beratern sowie einem MINT-Labor und einer Lehrküche für Kinder mit Interesse an Kochstudien machen.</p>
<p>Armsteads Zukunftspläne betreffen auch seine wachsende Familie.  Er heiratete seine Frau Mindy im Juni 2020 und das Paar begrüßte im Februar Tochter Amiri.  Vater einer Tochter zu werden hat Armsteads ständig wachsende Liste von Aktivitäten außerhalb des Feldes noch mehr hinzugefügt.</p>
<p>Dazu nutzt Armstead seine Nähe zum Silicon Valley.  Er arbeitet mit humanly.io, das Software entwickelt, um Gerechtigkeit in den Einstellungsprozess zu bringen, und Syndio, das Software entwickelt, mit der Unternehmen beurteilen können, ob sie ihre Mitarbeiter gerecht und nicht nach Geschlecht, Rasse oder Alter bezahlen.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ich lebe jetzt für mein Kind und es gibt mir einen neuen Sinn, einen neuen Antrieb, Veränderungen für sie zu bewirken&#8221;, sagte Armstead.  &#8220;Sie wird hoffentlich viel länger in dieser Welt leben als ich, und wie kann ich Einfluss nehmen und ihr Leben verbessern, nicht nur indem ich ihr Vater bin, sondern wie kann ich Veränderungen herbeiführen, um die Gemeinschaft für sie zu verbessern und mehr zu schaffen? Chancen für sie?&#8221;</p>
<p>Am 6. Dezember veranstaltete Armstead einen „Read for Justice“ für Dritt- bis Fünftklässler des Boys &#038; Girls Club of Silicon Valley.  Vor etwa 50 Kindern sitzend, las Armstead das Buch &#8220;The Day You Begin&#8221; von Jacqueline Woodson.  Es ist eine Geschichte über Kinder mit unterschiedlichem Hintergrund, die den Mut finden, sich zu verbinden, indem sie ihre eigenen Geschichten teilen.</p>
<p>Als Armstead das Buch laut vorlas und eine Diskussion über Vielfalt und Inklusion führte, sah seine Mutter mit dem unverkennbaren Gefühl zu, dass ihr Sohn, ganz erwachsen, genau dort war, wo er sein sollte und genau das tat, was er tun sollte .</p>
<p>&#8220;Ich denke nur: &#8216;Wow. Arik, du tust es. Du tust, was ich geträumt oder gebetet oder gehofft habe'&#8221;, sagte Christa Armstead.  &#8220;Aber ich sehe tatsächlich, wie meine Gebete erhört werden.&#8221;</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Getty Arik Armstead completes the Seahawks &#8216;Chris Carson in the 49ers&#8217; home game on Sunday October 3rd. After Javon Kinlaw was out, the San Francisco 49ers replaced him with a defensive starting end against the Chicago Bears: Arik Armstead. And Armstead lining up over guards and tackles isn&#8217;t going to be just a single game. &#8230;</p>
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<p>After Javon Kinlaw was out, the San Francisco 49ers replaced him with a defensive starting end against the Chicago Bears: Arik Armstead.</p>
<p>And Armstead lining up over guards and tackles isn&#8217;t going to be just a single game.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Yes, Armstead has moved in,&#8221; Ryans confirmed to the Bay Area media.  “He started moving inward last week, it&#8217;s still fluid.  We&#8217;ll see what we need for each and every week.  We will see in which area Arik can help us. &#8220;</p>
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<p>According to Pro Football Focus, Armstead was in the &#8220;B&#8221; gap at a season high of 18 games. </p>
<p>With the 49ers capitulating 176 yards on the ground, Armstead and his company did not allow a rush touchdown in nearly 55 minutes until the Justin Fields touchdown was below. </p>
<p>But in the end, Armstead finished with four tackles, including three solos in the 33-22 road win. </p>
<p>Of Chicago&#8217;s 176 ground-based yards, the Bears only won 11 between the center and the right side tight end.  Armstead was pinned to the right. </p>
<p>While Armstead was at his best as a &#8220;wide 9&#8221; edge defender (either way off the offensive tackle or tight end), Ryans wasn&#8217;t surprised at how well Armstead controlled his gap. </p>
<p>&#8220;Moving Armstead inside, the thing about him is, he&#8217;s done it before and he&#8217;s very good inside too,&#8221; Ryans said.  “And we know its dominance on the edge.  Nobody really wants to let the ball go to Arik&#8217;s side when they&#8217;re on the edge and putting it into play now.  I think Arik has made a lot more moves in the last week.  So he can be a productive playmaker for us inside.</p>
<p>&#8220;And about Kinlaw, I think Kinlaw wasn&#8217;t because of that,&#8221; said Ryans.  “But Arik did a fantastic job.  He did a good job last week and the more reps he gets, the better he gets. &#8220;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not the first time Armstead has wreaked havoc in an inside gap.  The Philadelphia game sheds some light on how it has fared internally. </p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s another reason Armstead&#8217;s move to the &#8220;B&#8221; gap: Charles Omenihu arrives at the bay.</p>
<p>“Yes, Charles, we are happy to have him.  I&#8217;m excited to add a guy with his talent, ”said Ryans.  “I think it&#8217;s a great player to add to our space.  Very tall player, instinctive guy who can make games for us.  So Charles came along, learned the scheme, and took it all in pretty well.  We&#8217;ll see how much he develops, but I&#8217;m really happy and excited to be able to add a player to his quality at this point in the season. &#8220;</p>
<p>Although the 6-foot-5, 280-pounder is two inches shorter than Armstead, it adds extra length and versatility to the front fours. </p>
<p>“He played on the edge.  He played inside, ”said Ryans.  &#8220;We will see where he thrives best for us and where he suits us best and where he can best excel and demonstrate his talent, that is where we will use him.&#8221;</p>
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