Logan Ryan Will Start at Safety for the 49ers Against Washington

SANTA CLARA -- Ji'Ayir Brown will miss Sunday's game against the Commanders with a sprained knee, which means veteran Logan Ryan will make his debut in the 49ers starting lineup.

Here's what Ryan said Friday in the 49ers locker room before flying to Washington.

RYAN: "It's a great opportunity. I'm super excited for it. I'm definitely prepared, and going to get let it rip."

Q: How do you get prepared in such a short amount of time?

RYAN: "You just focus on the things that are most important and you trust your training and years of preparation, and at the end of the day it's football. I've been doing this for a long time. I just kind of trust what I know and my instincts, and I've been a player they've wanted to come here based on those instincts, so I'm going to listen to them and go play."

Q: What has it been like working with Tashaun Gipson?

RYAN: "It has been great. We've had a lot of experience in this league and I've watched his game for a long time and I thought he has played extremely well in this system. It's definitely a great system to play DB in. You have great teammates all around you, so I'm going in there to carry my end of it and let my teammates do what they do and continue to have success."

Q: Steve Wilks said you've been talking a lot in practice and they're really happy about that. Have you absorbed the defense?

RYAN: "Yeah, absolutely. I've been getting reps the last couple weeks, maybe not as a starter but still getting reps, taking every scout team rep, playing against our offense, which is one of the hardest to play against. He knows I'm a talker out there, I'm a communicative player, it's part of my game, part of my strong suit, communication. I may not have been here long, but I've played football for a long time and when the ball is snapped, it's football and there are things I've seen and I let my teammates know to help them make plays. I think when I'm talking a lot, it helps me get comfortable. I feel comfortable already."

Q: This is why you came here, right?

RYAN: "Exactly. You don't wish on it or hope for it. I think Ji'Ayir is going to be a great player, we're both from New Jersey, I'm going to give him everything I know from my years of experience. I think the future is bright there, but I came here for opportunities like this, to come in and make an impact and help us accomplish the goal the team has been working all year for. That's 100 percent why I came here."