49ers Need to Move on from Ahmad Brooks and Finally End a Rocky Relationship

January 13, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

You have several choices while trying to pinpoint when San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks went from being a justifiable expense to a bloated, walking money pit.
You could go with when he said salty words (likely of the four-letter variety) to defensive line coach Jim Tomsula after being unhappy with decreased playing time. That resulted in Brooks keeping the bench nice and toasty during the second half of a Week 11 win over the New York Giants. He later apologized, and handshakes were exchanged.
Or you could fast forward a few weeks later to Brooks’ second benching after he missed a meeting prior to Week 14. When he was asked about being inactive Brooks later told Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee he’s “just a number”.
You could also note the report from Jay Glazer of Fox Sports that Brooks was nearly shipped out at the trade deadline.
All of those are worthy choices for when Brooks’ spiral started in 2014—o...

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