After 9 seasons with the 49ers, Arik Armstead has bid farewell to the Devoted.
The 30-year-old defensive sort out, who was launched by the 49ers on Wednesday, reportedly got here to an settlement with the Jacksonville Jaguars on a three-year deal price $51 million on Thursday.
San Francisco chosen Armstead within the first spherical (No. 17 general) of the 2015 NFL Draft, changing into the 49ers’ longest-tenured participant earlier than being launched earlier this week.
On Friday, the 30-year-old took to X, previously often known as Twitter, to submit a goodbye message to 49ers followers and the group.
“Thanks. For one-third of my life, I’ve been a Niner, ” Armstead stated on X. “A chubby little child from Sacramento grew up and have become a person within the Bay. I respect each second of my time right here. The ups and downs, all of them made me who I’m at the moment. I’ve met so many wonderful individuals who had a huge effect on my life. I’m so grateful that God put me proper the place I wanted to be for 9 years.
“To my teammates, I wish to thanks because the bonds we constructed are unbreakable and what I’ll cherish probably the most.
“Thanks to the wonderful York household for entrusting me with a lot; I hope I represented you nicely.
“Thanks to all of the workers, from the top coach to services personnel. Buildings don’t make locations particular; folks do.
“Thanks to one of the best coach I’ve had. Kris Kocurek; you might have modified my life.
“Final however not least, NINER FAITHFUL, thanks on your help, cheers, ardour, and inspiration. I felt all of it.”
Hours earlier than Armstead’s submit, 49ers normal supervisor John Lynch launched an announcement on behalf of the group, thanking the four-time crew captain for his contributions over a span of practically a decade.
“Arik has been an instrumental a part of this group on and off the sphere since he arrived in 2015,” Lynch stated in his assertion. “He was a foundational piece of our protection and positively influenced our crew by means of his professionalism and lead-by-example strategy. Along with his distinctive play on the sphere, Arik was steadfast in his dedication to serving the youth within the Bay Space and his hometown of Sacramento.
“He’s a real difference-maker in our group and an inspiration to all these round him. Arik will all the time be a valued member of the 49ers household, and we thank him for exemplifying the usual of excellence for our group over the previous 9 seasons. We want Arik, his spouse Mindy, and their youngsters nothing however one of the best.”
Armstead culminated his 49ers profession with116 video games performed (97 begins), registering 302 tackles, 33.5 sacks, six passes defensed, three compelled fumbles and one fumble restoration alongside the way in which.
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