Linebacker Dre Greenlaw is returning to the San Francisco 49ersagreeing to phrases on a one-year contract, after leaving final year in a free company, a supply advised ESPN’s Nick Wagoner.
NFL Network experiences the deal is for $7.5 million.
Greenlaw spent his first 5 seasons with the 49ers earlier than signing a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Denver Broncos final year. Denver, nonetheless, launched Greenlaw this week.
Greenlaw, 28, completed his lone season with the Broncos with 43 tackles, an interception and a compelled fumble in eight video games. He additionally had 10 tackles in two playoff video games.
The Broncos signed Greenlaw with the hope that he would add some physicality to a protection that had some problem limiting opponents’ explosive runs within the 2024 season. But he missed the offseason program and the Broncos’ first six video games of the season due to thigh accidents.
He was additionally suspended for a recreation — the Broncos’ Oct. 26 win over the Dallas Cowboys — due to a postgame confrontation with referee Brad Allen after the Broncos’ win over the New York Giants. At the time, the NFL stated Greenlaw “chased after referee Brad Allen and verbally threatened him as he tried to leave the field.”
Greenlaw has 498 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 4 interceptions in his profession.
ESPN’s Jeff Legwold contributed to this report.
