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Two Oregon football standouts will play for San Francisco 49ers in 2024 Super Bowl
Just two teams are left standing in the NFL playoffs, with the San Francisco 49ers set to meet the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
While there are no former Oregon Duck football players active for the Chiefs, the 49ers feature two former Oregon standouts in big roles on defense.
Former Duck Arik Armstead anchors San Francisco 49ers defensive line
Nine-year pro and four-year captain Arik Armstead anchors the Niners defensive line and had 27 total tackles and five sacks through the regular season. Armstead has five tackles through two playoff games and had two tackles against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship.
The Sacramento native was an Oregon standout from 2012 to 2014, culminating in a national championship appearance in 2014. Armstead was drafted 17th overall by the 49ers in 2015 after 87 career tackles and four sacks for the Ducks over three years.
Oregon’s Deommodore Lenoir in first season as full-time starter for San Francisco
The other former Duck active for the 49ers is former standout Deommodore Lenoir. A four-year contributor for the Ducks, Lenoir had six interceptions and 21 passes defensed over his Oregon career and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2021 draft by San Francisco.
Lenoir had 48 solo tackles and three interceptions during the 49ers’ regular season in his first as a full-time starter.
On the 49ers practice squad is former Duck cornerback Terrance Mitchell. The 10-year pro was signed by the 49ers to a one-year deal in July and was released in August. The team signed him to the practice squad shortly after.
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on Twitter @AlecDietz.
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