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Reggie Bush Perfect Complement for 49ers Backfield, but What Does He Have Left?

March 14, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

If he can give them anything on the field, the San Francisco 49ers and their fans will love Reggie Bush. 
In a move first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, the 49ers locked up the former Detroit Lions running back to compete with second-year back Carlos Hyde and 26-year-old Kendall Hunter in a crowded backfield. It's a backfield that also has talented fullback Bruce Miller (pending legal issues) and a speedy quarterback in Colin Kaepernick. 
Bush could be the icing on the cake. 
The 30-year-old back isn't the same dynamic player he was when he last inhabited the state of California. The former USC star was drafted second overall in 2006 and starred for the New Orleans Saints—though, never as the focal point of the offense and far more as a multitool gadget player. Still, he won a Super Bowl with the Saints and was crucial in the games leading up to the Saints' only championship. 
Bush was eventually traded to the Miami Dolphins. H...

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