March Madness is heating up, and San Francisco 49ers players are getting in on the fun. The team's social media crew asked players: Using teammates and 49ers legends who would be in your starting 5?
Their responses were a mix of strategy and self-confidence.
Dominick Puni's Starting 5:
PG: WR Trent Taylor
SG: WR Jauan Jennings
SF: OL Dominick Puni
PF: TE Mason Pline
C: T Trent Williams
The second-year lineman put himself in the lineup at small forward.
Ji'Ayir Brown's Starting 5:
PG: S Ji'Ayir Brown
SG: WR Jerry Rice
SF: CB Deion Sanders
PF: WR Terrell Owens
C: TE George Kittle
Brown included all-time greats like Rice, Prime, and T.O. – He commented: "I don't see anybody 5 competing against mine fr 😏."
Renardo Green's Starting 5:
PG: CB Renardo Green
SG: WR Ricky Pearsall
SF: RB Christian McCaffrey
PF: WR Jauan Jennings
C: TE George Kittle
Green got major props from his teammates. Pearsall hyped him up saying "RG knows ball," while Kittle backed him commenting "smart guy right here."
Jennings is ready to put it to the test, commenting "Time to lace up the Nikes 🤣🔥."
