Whenever DeShaun Foster takes a handoff, 49ers running-backs coach Tony Nathan starts sounding like a pitching coach. “High and tight. High and tight,” Nathan tells Foster. He is reminding Foster how to hold the football. The recently acquired backup running back has a history of fumbles – he lost five of seven last season – but the 49ers think they can help him get a grip. Foster, a five-year veteran, understands the concern. “It’s part of the game,” he said Tuesday after the 49ers’ sixth of 12 organized team activities. “I tend to swing the ball a little bit low when I’m trying to make
Great… now they just need to correct their quarterback problem and they’ll stil be mediocre.
work really hard, Deshaun… it won’t help, hahaha.
- Freddie Footballer