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Steven M. Sipple: Daniel Bullocks aims to have veteran Niners’ safeties ready for Rodgers | Column



The 38-year-old benefits from having three veterans in his position group: Jimmie Ward, an eighth-year Niners veteran from Northern Illinois; Jaquiski Tartt, a seventh-year Niner from Samford; and Jarrod Wilson, a six-year NFL veteran from Michigan who began the season with the New York Jets.  

Wilson was an undrafted rookie with the Jaguars in 2016 when Bullocks was an assistant defensive backs coach with the organization.

Ward and Tartt are in their fourth seasons as Niners starters, meaning they experienced a Super Bowl in the 2019 season (a 31-20 loss to the Chiefs). 


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No question, Bullocks’ comfort level with his crew is high.

You can hear that in his voice, too. 

“There may be problems on the field that we can’t fix as coaches,” Bullocks said. “But having veterans like Jimmie and Jaquiski can fix those problems, and get all those guys in the back end on the same page.” 

Bullocks said his guys work hard. He said they’re good tacklers — sound fundamentally all the way around.

Make no mistake, Bullocks was that way as a Nebraska safety from 2001 to 2005. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he arrived in Lincoln with his twin brother, Josh Bullocks, and they spent 2003 and 2004 playing alongside each other as starters in the secondary before Josh chose to pursue an NFL career. After Josh’s departure, Daniel stepped forward as a senior co-captain in 2005.



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