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Golden Nuggets: Arik Armstead is your newest 49er -- everybody panic?

Friday, May 1, 2015 edition of the Golden Nuggets, a daily compilation of San Francisco 49ers links from around the Internet.

By James Brady@jamesbradyisme May 1, 2015, 2:00am PDT

The first day of the 2015 NFL Draft is in the books and the San Francisco 49ers came away from it with an extra fourth-round pick this year, an extra fifth-round pick in 2015 and former Oregon defensive lineman Arik Armstead. So naturally, the course of action is for EVERYBODY HERE TO PANIC IMMEDIATELY AHHHHHHHHHH!

Alright ... I just needed to get that out of my system. I was covering the NFL Draft for the SB Nation mothership -- by the way, did you check our super sexy draft results page -- but I did manage to spare five to 10 seconds to think critically about the selection and honestly ... I'm fine with it. Armstead is kind of an unsexy draft pick in that we all heard about him heading to San Francisco for the past few months but he's a talented guy with a lot of upside.

I'll elaborate further in a grades post later on in the day. The 49ers also announced their alternate uniforms yesterday and while some people don't like them, they're definitely growing on me. I think they need some more gold, of course, but I may just buy one of those jerseys. Given the way this offseason has gone I might wind up getting a classic player on the alternate, though.

Here's your links for the day and, as always -- go Niners.

San Francisco 49ers trade down two spots, draft Arik Armstead (BA Sports Guy)

Miner alteration: 49ers unveil alternative uniform (Barrows)

49ers sign linebacker Wheeler, release three (Maiocco)

Tomsula: 49ers strength on D-line gets even stronger (Maiocco)

Jim Tomsula transcript: 'You've seen enough players that he's got some power and push and explosion' (Inman)

Trent Baalke transcript: 'He's a tremendous athlete for his size and that position' (Inman)

Tall order: Arik Armstead (6-foot-7) arrives to fortify once-dominant defense (Inman)

On the 49ers: Armstead's a project, but one the team is eager to take on (Barrows)

Trent Baalke, black uniforms, Arik Armstead and the 49ers' new line-of-scrimmage era (and a lighter mood?)(Kawakami)

Day 2: Receivers, cornerbacks still available for 49ers (Barrows)

Total breakdown: 49ers draft DL Arik Armstead in first round (Gutierrez)