{"id":25256,"date":"2025-01-10T22:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T22:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=25256"},"modified":"2025-01-10T22:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T22:49:18","slug":"insider-believes-49ers-will-re-sign-key-defensive-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=25256","title":{"rendered":"Insider Believes 49ers Will Re-Sign Key Defensive Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dre-Greenlaw-e1736537089321.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dre-Greenlaw-e1736537089321.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dre-Greenlaw-e1736537089321.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dre-Greenlaw-e1736537089321.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Insider Believes 49ers Will Re-Sign Key Defensive Star\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers&#8217; linebacker Dre Greenlaw tackles Green Bay Packers&#8217; running back Emanuel Wilson during the first half in the NFC Divisional Playoffs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers have many tough decisions to make throughout the 2025 offseason. The first move on their docket is cutting defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, a move general manager John Lynch already announced is coming sometime in March. The next big domino to fall\u00a0is signing quarterback Brock Purdy to a contract extension, setting the table for the free agency period.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers currently have 34 impending free agents. Among them include several key players such as cornerback Charvarius Ward, former All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga, 2021 second-round pick Aaron Banks, and 2021 leading rusher Elijah Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>However, linebacker Dre Greenlaw is the consensus \u2018most important free agent\u2019 to re-sign this offseason, a topic one 49ers insider recently chimed in on.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Insider Believes Greenlaw Will Return to 49ers<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As a guest on <\/span>KNBR\u2019s Murph &amp; Markus, <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> NBC Sports Bay Area\u2019s Matt Maiocco <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">expressed the belief<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that Dre Greenlaw will return to the 49ers next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI think he\u2019s going to be back. Because I don\u2019t think unless you have really close ties to Dre Greenlaw, and you see him, know him, and like him, I don\u2019t know that any team would say, \u2018<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Oh<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> let\u2019s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">go<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> get him, let\u2019s pay him<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lot of money.\u2019 Maiocco continued, \u201cBecause the guy had the Achilles injury throughout the 2023 season. He ruptured it in the Super Bowl, and then when he came back, he clearly wasn\u2019t right. You know, he could only play one half of one game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Greenlaw <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">made an emotional return<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in a Week 15 loss against the Los Angeles Rams after battling back from a torn Achilles suffered in Super Bowl 58. Unfortunately, his comeback was short-lived.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After just 34 snaps, Greenlaw suffered another injury, this time to his left calf. The 49ers, in a joint decision with Greenlaw, shut the linebacker down for the remainder of the season. A move Maiocco believes will likely limit his market value in free agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI would think that the market for Dre Greenlaw <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is going to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> be the 49ers, who want him back but are also quite cognizant of his physical condition. So I can\u2019t imagine <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they\u2019re going to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> pay him top dollar in a multi-year contract. And then you look around the league. What teams would want him? Four days ago, I would have said maybe the Tennessee Titans because of Ran Carthon. Well, guess what? That general manager is now out of a job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Maiocco continues by listing two other possible suitors for Greenlaw.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Potential Suitors for Dre Greenlaw<\/h2>\n<p>Maiocco believes two teams with ties to the former linebacker could vie for his services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bet [Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans] would like him, but don\u2019t they already have Azeez Al-Shaair there? And then the Washington Commanders with Adam Peters. So, I don\u2019t know if there is going to be a huge market for Dre Greenlaw. The last thing teams would want is to go out and sign a free agent with a history of injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked to make a prediction for Greenlaw\u2019s future, Maiocco doubled down on the 49ers being the favorite to retain the 27-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy guess would be that Dre Greenlaw comes back to the 49ers on probably a one-year, kind of prove it deal to try to get his body right. And then try to take another bite of the apple in free agency next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the injuries, general manager John Lynch has already expressed the desire to keep Greenlaw in the red and gold next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing everything in the world we can to bring Greenlaw back. We\u2019re not into losing really good players who are unbelievable people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the San Francisco 49ers begin their offseason plans, look for Dre Greenlaw\u2019s future to remain a hot-button topic.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling Bennett is a Heavy.com contributor covering the NFL. He has half a decade of experience as a sports broadcaster at 95.7 The Game covering the San Francisco 49ers as part of the weekly &#8220;Overtime&#8221; show, where he covered Super Bowl 58. Bennett was the Golden State Warriors Network Coordinator from 2020-2024, where he was responsible for all gameday radio broadcasts, including the 2022 NBA Finals. 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