The 49ers on Tuesday when they made their first moves of the offseason when they signed seven players to reserve/futures contracts.
Here’s the list of players they signed via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area:
LB Joey Alfieri
G Kofi Amichia
CB Jermaine Kelly
G Ross Reynolds
CB Teez Tabor
DB Jacob Thieneman
WR Chris Thompson
All seven players finished the year on the 49ers’ 10-man practice squad. Thompson had multiple stints with the club throughout last year.
A futures deal means those players will contend for spots on the 90-man roster throughout training camp. It doesn’t guarantee them any kind of spot on the 53-man roster.
However, San Francisco may need some interior line, cornerback and wide receiver depth, so each of the players on futures contracts should find themselves in the thick of the competition if they perform well early in offseason workouts.