Tag: 49ers free agents

Report: 49ers re-sign interior OL Ben Bartch

The #49ers bolstered their interior OL depth by bringing back Ben Bartch:

The 49ers are bringing back interior offensive lineman Ben Bartch according to Matt Barrows of the Athletic. Bartch, 25, will get an opportunity to compete for a roster spot and potentially a starting job in 2024.

San Francisco acquired Bartch last season when the team signed him from the Jaguars practice squad. He was with Jacksonville for three-plus seasons after they selected him in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.

In his three-plus years with the Jags, Bartch played in 41 games with 20 starts. He appeared in five games for the 49ers last season and played 28 offensive snaps.

He’ll at least provide some versatility and depth for the 49ers up front, but he’ll also be in the running for a starting guard job as the team looks to shore up its offensive line.

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Here’s what 49ers may have to pay restricted free agent WR Jauan Jennings

Here are the #49ers options with restricted free agent WR Jauan Jennings, and how much it’ll cost:

The NFL on Friday announced the official salary cap number for the 2024 season, and with it the dollar amounts for the various restricted free agent tenders.

Restricted free agency is for players who’ve only accrued three seasons entering the free agent market. For the 49ers only one player, wide receiver Jauan Jennings, fits that description this offseason.

In restricted free agency teams have a handful of RFA tenders they can place on a player before he is allowed to test the free agent waters. Those tenders are full-guaranteed one-year deals. Here’s a rundown of each of the options San Francisco can explore with Jennings, and how much it would cost:

8 free agents 49ers could lose to Jets and Robert Saleh

The San Francisco 49ers have a slew of free agents who could follow Robert Saleh to the New York Jets.

The New York Jets find themselves in a favorable financial situation heading into an offseason where money for some teams will be a significant issue. They hold the second-most cap space in the league with $67,948,314 according to Over the Cap. With head coach Robert Saleh at the helm following his successful four-year stint as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator, they’re in a position to dramatically improve their roster via free agency.

Saleh and his coaching staff that contains a number of former 49ers coaches on both sides of the ball will undoubtedly aim to establish a new culture in the Big Apple by way of adding some of San Francisco’s free agents.

Here are eight unrestricted free agents from the 49ers who could make their way to the Jets to pair up with Saleh.

Safety Kai Nacua announces return to 49ers

San Francisco 49ers free agent safety Kai Nacua announced his return on Twitter.

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The San Francisco 49ers appear to have another of their exclusive rights free agents signed.

Safety Kai Nacua on Wednesday tweeted a photo with the caption, “Returning to #NINERGANG. Let’s work,” complete with the requisite emojis for the occasion. 

Nacua was originally an undrafted free agent signee by the Browns in 2017 following his career at BYU. He played in 16 games for Cleveland with three starts as a rookie. Over the following two seasons he bounced from the Ravens’ practice squad, to the Panthers’ practice squad and then to the Colts during the 2019 preseason where he was cut after two weeks.

San Francisco added Nacua to their practice squad in late November last year as injuries ravaged their secondary. He was promoted to the active roster before the 49ers’ Week 13 game vs. the Bills and stayed on as a special teams contributor for the final five weeks.

The 49ers simply don’t have very many bodies at safety going into the offseason, so Nacua has a shot to stick around the active roster if he can continue adding value on return teams.

49ers re-sign LS Taybor Pepper to 2-year deal

The San Francisco 49ers signed long snapper Taybor Pepper to a 2-year contract with some guaranteed money.

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The 49ers on Thursday announced their third free agent signing of the offseason. Long snapper Taybor Pepper inked a two-year deal to return to the club. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported the pact will earn Pepper $300,000 in guaranteed money.

Pepper was set to hit restricted free agency where he likely would’ve received a one-year deal that wouldn’t have come with any guaranteed money. By signing early he avoids the RFA market and pulls in the $300,000 guaranteed.

San Francisco added Pepper in Week 4 last season after long snapper Kyle Nelson struggled in a Week 3 blowout vs. the New York Giants where he had multiple errant snaps. Pepper spent the rest of the season with the club and long snapping was no longer an issue.

Re-signing the 26-year-old long snapper takes one of the myriad issues facing the 49ers in the offseason. While the snap is a fairly routine part of the special teams, it can change games if it becomes a problem.

Pepper joins cornerback Ken Webster and running back Jeff Wilson Jr. as the early offseason signings for San Francisco.