Jaguars' Arik Armstead Felt 'Extremely Disrespected' By 49ers

The Jaguars' new defensive leader is shedding some light on his exit from the 49ers.

Arik Armstead is shedding light on his exit from the San Francisco 49ers, which subsequently led to the former first-rounder to signing a three-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"A lot has happened this offseason," Armstead said in promotion of his Third And Long Podcast.

"I'm no longer with the 49ers. I have a new team. First off, I want to say I don't have any animosity toward the organization, Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch, the York family. I did feel extremely disrespected. They extended an offer to me for ____ million dollars after nine years of me being there. The fans deserve to know what happened. I had to make some decisions."

Armstead, who was drafted in the first round by Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke in San Francisco in 2015, has spent the last nine seasons with the 49ers.

Armstead only appeared in 12 regular season games last year due to injuries, though he still finished with five sacks and nearly 60 pressures.

In nine seasons, Armstead started 97 games and appeared in 116, recording 33.5 sacks, 43 tackles for loss, and 88 quarterback hits. 

"First of all, he's played a ton of football. Trent [General Manager Trent Baalke] has familiarity with him, drafted him in San Francisco. He's been an outstanding player for them," Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said this week about Armstead.

"We've got Josh Allen who's a fifth-year guy, Travon's [Walker] a young second-year guy, going into his third. This is somebody that can come in and I think can, number one, help Travon continue to grow but at the same time, give us what we need with the scheme that [Defensive Coordinator] Ryan Nielsen wants to employ by having the pieces there. He can play defensive end, he can move inside on third down, same with Travon. He can play end, he can move inside, there's a lot of different things. Then you add [DL] Roy Robertson-Harris, you add DaVon [Hamilton], Josh in there. There's a making of a potentially good defensive line by adding a guy like Arik and his credibility, his work ethic, and just the amount of football and where he's played.”