49ers relish Navy SEALs’ visit, workout as they seek new bond this offseason

SANTA CLARA – Half of the 49ers’ roster is new. The team needed this offseason program to achieve more than getting guys in shape and back on the field. They needed to form a reliable bond between the seasoned veterans and the hot-shot newcomers.

And they needed Navy SEALs to help.

The 49ers spent a recent week submerged, so to speak, in SEALs training to transform them back into an elite, special operations force in the NFL – by air and land, but probably not the sea, all due respect to the Navy’s historic unit.