The Raiders selected the University of Alabama product 12th overall that year while the 49ers went on to select a wideout of their own, Brandon Aiyuk, with the 25th overall selection.ĪLL the latest 49ers news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on 49ers newsletter here!
Ruggs was the fastest player at the NFL combine in 2020 when he clocked a 4.27-second 40-yard dash. “It makes you sick to your stomach on both sides and something that happens too much in this world and something that everyone cannot see enough lessons on that and why it can end very fast.” “We went through the draft process with (Ruggs) a year ago and I think a lot of guys do know him, but just anytime you see something like that, I think we had the same reaction that probably everyone else on the planet has. “I talked to guys individually, just because it’s such a big deal and it’s such a tragedy and it’s such a sad thing to see,” Shanahan said. Speaking to reporters at the team’s facility on Wednesday, November 3, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan shared that he did not address the team collectively, but rather spoke to individual players about the fatal car crash involving former Las Vegas Raiders WR Henry Ruggs III. Kyle Shanahan spoke to 49ers players individually about the fatal car crash involving Henry Ruggs III.