San Francisco 49ers DE Ray McDonald Wants to Return—as a Starter

San Francisco 49ers Ray McDonald (91) strikes St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford in the head in the first quarter at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on December 26, 2010. San Francisco was penalized for roughing the passer and assesed a fifteen yard penalty. UPI/Bill Greenblatt Ray McDonald of the San Francisco 49ers had a very rough 2010 season. He was among the team leaders in quarterback hits and hurries, but could not record a single sack the entire season. He was asked (by Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle) if there were any moments he could remember when the quarterback narrowly escaped his grasp, to which he replied: “There’s like six or seven of them,” he said. “[My teammates] are always giving me crap about it. I had all these pressure and no sacks. I’ve got to finish those plays.” McDonald has spent his entire four-year career with the Niners, and with the new CBA expected to make him an unrestricted free agent, th...