Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
SANTA CLARA — If Ji’Ayir Brown happens to intercept Aaron Rodgers when the 49ers open the regular season against the New York Jets, go ahead and assume the feet of secondary coach Daniel Bullocks will remain firmly on the ground.
“Once I sat down and saw the confetti coming down, I stood up and knew immediately, ‘Uh, oh, this is serious,” Bullocks said Wednesday as select 49ers position coaches were available to the media. Brown, a third-round draft pick and the first of the 49ers in 2023, played sparingly on defense until strong safety Talanoa Hufangaagainst Tampa Bay in Week 11. A first-team All-Pro in 2022, Hufanga struggled early on in 2023 and was just starting to regain his form before he was injured.in a 27-14 win. In the days leading up to that game, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy said Brown had simulated Tampa Bay All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield.
The roles will vary, however. New defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen has a background with the Seattle Seahawks under former coach Pete Carroll and a belief that his safeties will have roles that vary from play to play or series to series.
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