s"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsSan Francisco 49ers News49ers coaching staff49ers hire Dustin Little as head athletic trainerNew Ronnie Lott Color Rush Jersey ,49commentsThe revamp of strength and conditioning continuesPDTShareTweetShareShare49ers hire Dustin Little as head athletic trainerThe San Francisco 49ers were active on Tuesday, getting their punter problem fixed as well as addressing their strength and conditioning revamp. They announced the hiring of Dustin Little as head athletic trainer. Little fills the vacancy left from Jeff Ferguson, whom the team fired in January. Ray Wright, head of strength and conditioning was also let go. Little comes from the Denver Broncos, where he spent five years in various roles. His most recent being director of rehabilitation/assistant athletic trainer. The 49ers spent 2018 inundated with injuries. Some, such as the ACL tears to running back Jerick McKinnon and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo may have not been avoidable. Others, such as the numerous dings and players being “too tight” as Kyle Shanahan says. They hired Ben Peterson as the head of player health and performance several weeks ago, in an effort to blend both the training and medical staff. Little will work closely with Peterson as the 49ers attempt to revamp their approach to sports science. MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-10)OPEN CAMP: July 26, Davie https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Jerry-Rice-Jersey , FloridaLAST YEAR: Dolphins regressed in second season under Adam Gase. As rookie coach he led them to 10 wins and playoff berth, but in 2017 Dolphins never recovered from quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s season-ending knee injury in training camp, and deteriorated into wildly inconsistent, undisciplined team. They led to start fourth quarter in only two games and were outscored by 112 points, fourth worst in NFL. Owner Stephen Ross decided to keep organization’s core leadership intact, but Gase and executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum may need turnaround to keep jobs beyond this year.IMPORTANT ADDITIONS: S Minkah Fitzpatrick, G Josh Sitton, DE Robert Quinn, WR Danny Amendola Colin Kaepernick Jersey , WR Albert Wilson, C Daniel Kilgore, TE Mike Gesicki, RB Frank Gore, RB Kalen Ballage, QB Brock Osweiler.IMPORTANT LOSSES: DT Ndamukong Suh, WR Jarvis Landry, C Mike Pouncey, G Jermon Bushrod Richard Sherman Color Rush Jersey , K Cody Parkey, QB Jay Cutler, QB Matt Moore, TE Julius Thomas, LB Lawrence Timmons.CAMP NEEDS: Dolphins will count on two players with no NFL experience to assume significant roles. Linebacker Raekwon McMillan, their most promising rookie in 2017, is back after knee injury in first exhibition game ended his season. Fitzpatrick is expected to make immediate impact after being taken with 11th overall pick in April. Most of all, Gase needs to keep Tannehill healthy as quarterback comes back from two serious injuries to left knee since December 2016.EXPECTATIONS: Tannehill became starter as rookie in 2012 and has still never taken postseason snap, and there’s plenty of reason to doubt that will change this year. While he returns https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Jaquiski-Tartt-Jersey , Dolphins bid adieu to three players with Pro Bowl resumes in Suh, Landry and Pouncey. There were financial reasons, and Gase also wanted change in culture. He believes addition of such veterans as Gore, Amendola and Quinn represents upgrade, but oddsmakers disagree. They project Dolphins to again be six-win team.—