DeForest Buckner ‘felt the love’ in 49ers return — they need him more than ever

SANTA CLARA — It wasn’t any big mystery whether or not DeForest Buckner would play, or start, in the 49ers’ first game since (re-)acquiring the disruptive defensive tackle. But they sure held the suspense. In yet another sign of the level of respect Buckner immediately commands in the 49ers’ locker room, his was the 11th…