{"id":36726,"date":"2025-02-25T07:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=36726"},"modified":"2025-02-25T07:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:06:08","slug":"breaking-49ers-predicted-to-sign-chiefs-linebacker-nick-bolton-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=36726","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 49ers Predicted to Sign Chiefs Linebacker Nick Bolton in Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-mm-id=\"_tumfzsvvw\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2968,h_1669,x_0,y_119\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_49ers\/01jmwtxba28kzahs0n3e.jpg\" alt=\"Jan 18, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) takes the field prior to a 2025 AFC divisional round game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The 49ers could decide to re-sign Dre Greenlaw this offseason, or they could choose to sign someone even better.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bmk15b9ma\">No disrespect to Greenlaw. He&#8217;s had a terrific career with the 49ers. But he&#8217;ll be 28 this year and he&#8217;s coming off a season in which he played just 34 snaps after tearing his Achilles in the Super Bowl. It&#8217;s unclear how durable he will be in the future.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_jms4ik6zz\">Instead of signing Greenlaw and hoping he stays healthy, Pro Football Network predicts the 49ers will sign Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_uwt2fa3tx\">&#8220;It is intriguing to put a player like Nick Bolton next to Fred Warner,&#8221; writes Pro Football Network analyst Ben Rolfe. &#8220;Bolton was the centerpiece of the Chiefs\u2019 offense and has the chance to be Warner\u2019s long-term partner in the center of the 49ers defense. We have seen that the 49ers place a high importance on the position and Bolton could be the next evolution of that.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_e39qqdtwq\">&#8220;Bolton has three 100-tackle seasons in his first four years and has also proven a nuisance around the quarterback. He is a versatile piece that feels like a luxury for the 49ers, but he can get after the passer or drop into coverage. 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