BREAKING NEWS: 49ers key player joined green bay with $84 million contract…..

The San Francisco 49ers’ defensive front added a key player on the first day of the NFL’s free agency era.

Javon Hargrave, the top free agent on NFL.com analyst Gregg Rosenthal’s Top 101 list, agreed to a four-year, $84

million contract with the Niners on Monday, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

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Hargrave’s signing comes one day after Daron Payne re-signed with the Washington Commanders for $90 million

over four years, a transaction that helped set the market on defense. The Philadelphia Eagles expected Hargrave to

be out of their price range, but it is still a significant loss for the NFL’s top-ranked sack unit.

Hargrave, who turned 30 last month, will join an already deep front in San Francisco, led by Nick Bosa and Arik

Armstead. Last season, the 49ers were #1 in defense, but they’re changing defensive coordinators, with Steve Wilks

replacing DeMeco Ryans, who is now the Texans’ head coach.

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The Steelers selected Hargrave, who is 6-foot-1 and weighs 305 pounds, in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He

signed as a free agent with the Eagles in 2020, and his pass-rushing opportunities have increased since then.

Hargrave has recorded 23.0 sacks over the last three seasons, including a career-high 11.0 last season.

The 49ers witnessed firsthand Hargrave’s dominance in the NFC Championship Game, when he recorded a sack, five

tackles, and a pass defensed, helping pressure the 49ers’ quarterbacks and propelling the Eagles to Super Bowl LVII.

The 49ers were not anticipated to make a major splash in free agency, with 20 unrestricted free agents and less than

$10 million in salary-cap room. However, defensive tackle was a concern for the 49ers, who are always open to a

free-agent surprise. Hargrave fits the bill and should improve an already fearsome rush unit.

 

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