The Facts: Jim Harbaugh said he expects Lattimore, who spent his rookie season recovering and rehabilitating from a devastating knee injury suffered in college, to be healthy for the start of the offseason and to compete for a job at running back. "I have great hope for that," he said. "There's a path there. Nobody owes anyone a career in professional football. Your career is literally your business. But I have great faith that those men have what it takes."

Diehards Line: Lattimore, a fourth-round pick in 2013, suffered a torn ACL during his 2012 college season and essentially had a red-shirt season for the 49ers as a rookie. Lattimore also suffered tears to his PCL and MCL as well as a dislocated kneecap. Lattimore will compete with Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter and LaMichael James for playing time during the offseason. Another young running back, Jewel Hampton, spent the 2013 season on the practice squad.