49ers cornerback Jason Verrett has looked like the first-round choice he was when he has been on the field. The problem is the 25th overall pick of the 2014 draft can’t seem to stay on the field.After rehabbing a knee injury and working his way back
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Nick Mullens Jersey White , come back, and it’s time to go. Bosa got hurt the first day, so he wasn’t able to practice, but at least he was around here. He got to do everything except rush the passer, and rushing the passer is something he’s done his whole life. Now he’s just got to get back in to practice and get used to going against NFL O-linemen. I don’t really consider him behind.”Bosa mostly played left end for the second-string base defense Saturday. But on third downs he played with the starters. And during his first play with the first-string defense, Bosa beat six-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Staley around the edge and almost stripped the ball from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s hands.“(Bosa) got Joe a couple times today,” defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said. “But, Joe is a seasoned vet. (Bosa) is going to find out very quickly that offensive linemen adjust in this league. He’ll get a chance tomorrow to see where he falls after Joe makes his adjustments. Bosa has a chance to be great, but he’s got to understand he’s got to develop his game, otherwise they’ll figure him out real quick.”Bosa is the younger brother of Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa, the 2016 Defensive Rookie of the Year, who has 28 1-2 sacks in 33 career games. In college, Nick Bosa had 17 1-2 sacks in 29 games.The 49ers did not make Bosa available to the media Saturday.“He has a great football pedigree,” right tackle Mike McGlinchey said. “He’s very polished as a pass rusher for a kid who is just 21 years old. He looks like this big
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