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49ers CB Renardo Green Must Heed Advice From Darius Slay

49ers cornerback Renardo Green would be wise to heed Darius Slay's advice from Super Bowl opening night. It can help him ascend going into 2025.
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Oct 6, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Renardo Green (0) before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
Oct 6, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Renardo Green (0) before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images | Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

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NEW ORLEANS -- One of the limited bright spots on the San Francisco 49ers in 2024 was cornerback Renardo Green.

The rookie managed to become a starter and produce at an exceptional level. That isn't easy to do for any young player on the 49ers usually, let alone a rookie. Green will be an exciting player to watch in 2025 to see how his growth comes along.

One way he can go about ascending next season is by heeding advice from Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay. On Super Bowl opening night, Slay spoke about what a young cornerback should do when it comes to growing their game.

"For all young corners, if they do not have a vet or a guy they look up to, reach out to them," said Slay. "I had great veterans in my room. Even when I had great vets, I still reached out to Richard Sherman, I reached out to (Darrelle) Revis, I reached out to Patrick Peterson, I reached out to Aqib Talib. Any guy I looked up to or modeled my game after, I reached out to them and asked them what I could do to help my game. A lot of guys, definitely as a man, don't have the courage to ask folks for help and I wasn't one of them guys. I asked everybody for help."

This is excellent advice for Green. Every young player needs a veteran to help guide them and draw inspiration from them. Deommodore Lenoir is one player Green can do that with. Charvarius Ward was likely that player as well last season.

However, the 49ers will be out of veterans at cornerback. So, Green will have to do what Slay suggests and that's by reaching out to veterans across the league. He can even reach out to Richard Sherman. The 49ers are a team he still has love for and would gladly help Green.

Perhaps Slay could also be that veteran once the Super Bowl is over. Either way, it would be wise of Green to heed Slay's advice. The 49ers need him to ascend to keep their secondary at a promising and eventually strong level.

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JOSE SANCHEZ

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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