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TAs and is ready to look forward after a less than stellar 2018. One year removed from his sister’s suicide Joe Staley Jersey , Thomas is mentally right and ready to roll." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsSolomon Thomas talks mental adjustments, Kris Kocurek, his 2018 performanceNew,97commentsThe 49ers defensive lineman is turning heads at OTAs and is ready to look forward after a less than stellar 2018. One year removed from his sister’s suicide, Thomas is mentally right and ready to roll. PDTShareTweetShareShareSolomon Thomas talks mental adjustments, Kris Kocurek Solomon Thomas Color Rush Jersey , his 2018 performanceSolomon Thomas is becoming one of the better stories of the 2019 offseason. We all know by now that he had a horrible start to 2018 with his sister’s suicide and the mental battle with grief was felt on the field. Watching him overcome that and now getting nods from his new position coach Kris Kocurek.Thomas already opened up about his performance in 2019. He joined Matt Maiocco on the 49ers Insider Podcast and dove deeper into not just his performance, but how his sister’s death affected it and how he had to stop bottling his emotions in: Later on when asked about where he was in the healing process, Thomas responded saying it was, “the best I’ve felt in a while.” He’s learned the value of mental health and how to not keep his emotions bottled up. It’s a great listen (as most of the 49ers Insider Podcasts are) and it adds more to what could be an incredible comeback story for Thomas. I’ve time-stamped everything below, but it’s worth a listen to hear Thomas’ voice in this. You can listen to the podcast using the widget above. If you don’t see it, click here to listen. 00:30 - What OTA-time means to him02:20 - What the 2019 season means for the 49ers and for him personally03:35 - The burden of being the No. 3 overall pick04:48 - How much he’s insulated himself from criticism https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Mike-Mcglinchey-Jersey , and how much he listens to it06:16 - The difference from rushing the passer inside vs. outside07:47 - The Wide 9 defense08:55 - Working with Kris Kocurek10:56 - The forming of the defensive line with Dee Ford, Nick Bosa, and DeForest Buckner12:09 - What Dee Ford brings to the table13:17 - What Nick Bosa brings14:00 - What he attributes the difference in 2019 to15:54 - His sister’s death and grief off the field carrying over on the field18:41 - Where he is in the healing process19:38 - A message for people going through a similar situation or in dark places21:15 - Hearing about Dre Greenlaw’s story23:09 - The NFL’s efforts to addressing pain management and mental health24:53 - Participation in the overnight walk for AFSP26:48 - Joining him on the walk Of course, the 49ers don’t play the Cardinals until Week 9." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsFiled under:NFC WestNFL NewsPatrick Peterson suspended six games for PED violationNew,33commentsOf course, the 49ers don’t play the Cardinals until Week 9. PDTShareTweetShareSharePatrick Peterson suspended six games for PED violationOn Thursday some rather unexpected news hit for the Arizona Cardinals. Cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended six games for a PED violation. The suspension not only entails the aforementioned violation Jimmie Ward Jersey , but per Ian Rapoport, it also involves a masking agent. Rapoport pointed out it could have been a four-game suspension, but because of the masking agent, it’s six. The Arizona Cardinals need help anywhere they can get. They had a decent draft but are still hurting for consistent playmakers on both sides of the ball. Given the age of Larry Fitzgerald, it could be argued that Peterson is the best player on that Arizona Cardinals squad. As far as impacting the San Francisco 49ers, the 49ers won’t meet up with the Cardinals until Week 9. Those of you hoping to face a Peterson-less Cardinals squad are going to be disappointed. The Seattle Seahawks are the only team in the NFC West to take advantage of this power play. It’s rather interesting how this suspension went down. We’ve seen PED suspensions aplenty in the NFL Dwight Clark Color Rush Jersey , but rarely are masking agents involved. This indicates that Peterson not only was using PEDs, but was also trying to cover up his drug tests for doing so. We don’t know what the drug was that Peterson tested positive for so it will be interesting if anything leaks on that front. While the NFL has been able to slap suspensions on players for using PEDs, many of the suspensions have had appeals and players admitting they didn’t know a banned substance was in what they were taking. The fact Peterson’s masking agent failed to cover-up whatever he was taking now begs the question on if there were drug tests he successfully passed using a masking agent in the past. Going one step further, who else in the NFL has been doing this to success?