The San Francisco 49ers have a busy offseason ahead of them, as they\u2019re currently looking to sort out their coaching staff ahead of free agency, which will be a crucial period in helping retool the roster for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
However, part of that retooling could be the 49ers retaining some of their current unrestricted free agents, and San Francisco has a number of them.<\/p>\n
So, let\u2019s go through the top group of players and see who San Francisco should consider bringing back and who they should let walk.<\/p>\n
Dre Greenlaw: <\/strong>San Francisco\u2019s most important free agent is arguably the biggest wildcard in free agency. Greenlaw\u2019s absence was definitely missed this year as he recovered from a torn Achilles, but he also dealt with Achilles issues late in the season.<\/p>\n It\u2019s tough to rely on him with the injury concerns, but the 49ers should welcome him back if he\u2019s available on a prove-it one-year deal. That depends on how the market goes.<\/p>\n Charvarius Ward: <\/strong>It\u2019s seeming likelier and likelier that Ward will not be a 49er in 2024. The 49ers first drafted Renardo Green and signed Deommodore Lenoir to a five-year extension. Then, Ward dealt with an unimaginable tragedy during the season that he acknowledged weighed on him in a psychological way.<\/p>\n While his market may be lower than what it would\u2019ve been after 2023, Ward should still have a number of suitors and could get a good two-year deal elsewhere.<\/p>\n Javon Hargrave: <\/strong>The 49ers are releasing Hargrave with a post-June 1st move, but could still bring him back at a cheaper price. However, I don\u2019t expect them to, as the move didn\u2019t fit very well with their defensive scheme.<\/p>\n While Hargrave had good flashes as a pass-rusher, he didn\u2019t improve as a run defender and is now coming off a torn triceps injury heading into his age-32 season. It feels best that both sides move on here.<\/p>\n Aaron Banks: <\/strong>This pick will always be a \u201cwhat could have been\u201d as the 49ers had Creed Humphrey available, but bypassed him for Banks. Now, Banks was a fine starter for the 49ers, but struggled in each of the past two seasons and seems on his way out.<\/p>\n Given how offensive linemen get hefty contracts in free agency, Banks could get a commanding salary on the open market. And I don\u2019t think the 49ers view him in that way, making sense for both sides to move forward.<\/p>\n Talanoa Hufanga: <\/strong>After an All-Pro season in 2022, Hufanga dealt with a torn ACL in 2023 and a variety of injuries in 2024. But, his play slipped as well over the past two seasons, as he struggled in coverage, while missing a good amount of tackles and being inconsistent with angles.<\/p>\n San Francisco hasn\u2019t seen great play from Ji\u2019Ayir Brown either, which is why he was benched in favor of Malik Mustapha, so they need a safety. But, they might be better off either looking for another veteran option or heading to the draft for a replacement.<\/p>\n There aren\u2019t many players that the 49ers should consider bringing back in 2024 who are impending free agents. Of the bunch, Dre Greenlaw makes the most sense.<\/p>\n But, the team could be wiping the slate clean here in 2025, signifying a change with the franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" San Francisco has a number of key free agents this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":26268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n