49ers News: Start up the rookie hype machine

How Raheem Morris plans to bring more ‘multiplicity’ to 49ers’ defensive line (paywall) “League rules prevented the 49ers’ rookies from working on site until Thursday. Stribling, however, has been training all week in nearby Los Gatos, which is where he prepared for the combine. ” Kawakami: Big plays, no drama?

De’Zhaun Stribling and the 49ers’ WR dreams (paywall) “And then on Thursday, at the start of this week’s short rookie minicamp, Stribling calmly walked in front of cameras and recorders and made it even clearer. This guy probably isn’t the total opposite of Aiyuk, Deebo, and Jennings, but he sure seems less likely to combust on the 49ers the way each of those three players did at different points and in varying degrees. Notably, he’s not a young rookie — he played at three schools (Washington State, Oklahoma State, and Mississippi) and is 23 — and Stribling comes off as even more mature than that.

Like he’s got the world view of a steely five-year veteran. “My father was a Marine for 17 years, right? ” Stribling said.

“So he kind of instilled a lot of discipline and a great work ethic in me. I’m a very calm person outside of football. Just kind of going through life.