San Francisco signs linebacker Dre Greenlaw for $7.5 million deal
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw has reunited with the 28-year-old's former team on a one-year, up-to-$7.5-million contract after spending his first seven seasons in California and joining Denver earlier this year to play for just over two years before returning home last week according reports from NFL insiders Ian Rapoport who broke news of Greenlaw signing Thursday while also noting that defensive end Bryce Huff retired during the same period as a key development at San Francisco.
Key Points
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1The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to sign linebacker Dre Greenlaw for a new contract.
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2Greenlaw is returning on the same team he played with from his fifth-round draft pick in 2018 until Denver released him last season, and will be playing alongside Bryce Huff who also signed recently. The deal was reported by NFL insider Ian Rapoport as happening hours after Greenlaw's release to Broncos.
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3The contract is a one-year agreement worth up to $7 million.
Developments
The San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Dre Greenlaw on Thursday, ending his one-year stint with Denver after he missed most games due to injury. His return has excited teammates Fred Warner and Christian McCaffrey following a previous interview where Warner praised him as the biggest badass they've ever played alongside.
Dre Greenlaw has signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers for $7.5 million, ending his tenure in Denver where he was limited to eight games due to injuries and suspension issues following seven years as an original draftee from SF who later returned during their Super Bowl run before suffering another Achilles injury that sidelined him most of last season.
The San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Dre Greenlaw on a one-year contract worth $7.5 million after he left Denver following his release from Super Bowl LVIII due to an Achilles injury and differing coaching philosophies compared to Sean Payton's system, which favored Shanahan's approach of keeping players fresh for practice sessions three hours long each day during the week