Quite a bit to report on day one of free agency.
Additions
1. DeShaun Foster has signed a 2-year / $1.8 Million contract.
2. Allen Rossum has signed a 1-year / $870,000 contract.
3. Dontarrious Thomas has signed a 2-year contract.
4. J.T. O’Sullivan has signed a 1-year / $645,000 contract.
Subtractions
1. Justin Smiley has signed a 5-year contract with Miami.
2. Kwame Harris is close to signing with Oakland.
From the early going, it seems the 49ers have added some quality depth players, but it appears they are going to have to find some new bodies to fill the void left on the offensive line.
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On another note, the 49ers have picked up Alex Smith’s option for 2010. General Manager Scot McLoughan said the move indicates that the team “has faith in (Smith).” It’s certainly setting up for a heated battle for the quarterback job at camp.
More to come as it develops (especially if the Niners bring in a wide receiver).
DC
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3 Responses to “49ers Early Activity”
Posted: 02/29/08 at 10:56 am
I like the Foster signing. Played his college ball at UCLA and should be a good back-up to Gore.
Posted: 02/29/08 at 1:23 pm
That’s the idea. Hopefully it pans out because the teams with the best running games are the ones with a one-two punch.
Posted: 03/02/08 at 9:55 pm
Hey Dave, good to see you again.
I like the Foster signing as well, but I thought they would have opted for a RB who could help contribute out of the backfield in the passing game.
It almost seems Foster and Gore have similar styles, and neither one of them possesses the traditional skill set we see from RB’s in Mike Martz schemes.
should be interesting to see if Martz tries to alter his schemes, or the players.