{"id":40018,"date":"2025-03-10T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T07:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40018"},"modified":"2025-03-10T07:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T07:03:17","slug":"breaking-49ers-dre-greenlaw-charvarius-ward-attracting-interest-from-other-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=40018","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 49ers\u2019 Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward attracting interest from other teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.49erswebzone.com\/v\/rCvpg1\/content\/media\/cache\/article-770x433-83b8ecd8b44583c0dc0821cbee939b72.jpg\" alt=\"49ers' Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward attracting interest from other teams\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Charvarius Ward\u00a0is not expected to return to the San Francisco 49ers in 2025. The cornerback didn&#8217;t completely rule out a return, but the emotional trauma associated with the Bay Area after the passing of his daughter had him eying a change of scenery. Additionally, the 49ers are unlikely to afford him after locking up cornerback\u00a0Deommodore Lenoir\u00a0with a contract extension and needing to invest significantly in quarterback\u00a0Brock Purdy.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers expect to have less salary cap flexibility moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Ward is widely regarded as one of the top cornerbacks set to hit the market. He will become an unrestricted free agent this week, and Michael Silver of The Athletic reports that Ward is drawing interest from multiple teams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not expect him to return to the 49ers,&#8221; Silver wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Speaking of sought-after corners&#8230; Charvarius Ward is attracting interest from numerous teams. I do not expect him to return to the 49ers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dL8qVOHFRm\">https:\/\/t.co\/dL8qVOHFRm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSilver\/status\/1898913268263268486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Teams interested in Greenlaw<\/h2>\n<p>The 49ers would love to have linebacker\u00a0Dre Greenlaw\u00a0back in 2025. However, they are willing to let him test the market first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re very interested in having Dre back, and [this is] one of those deals this time of year,&#8221; general manager John Lynch said at the NFL Scouting Combine. &#8220;And we&#8217;ve had more time to do planning. But no matter how much planning you do, it always seems to\u2014Dre should go out and see what&#8217;s out there, and then we know where we have to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greenlaw played just two games last season after recovering from a torn Achilles. Unfortunately, he missed the final two games of the season due to a separate setback.<\/p>\n<p>Silver reports that at least three other teams are interested in acquiring Greenlaw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be hard for the 49ers to keep [LB]\u00a0Fred Warner&#8217;s partner in grime\u2014not impossible, though,&#8221; Silver notes.<\/p>\n<div data-tweet=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeSilver\/status\/1898914450062913862\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1898914450062913862&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.49erswebzone.com%2Farticles%2F189235-49ers-greenlaw-charvarius-attracting-interest%2F&amp;sessionId=0a846c3673c6db993493feb6eff774448e68297c&amp;siteScreenName=49erswebzone&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1898914450062913862\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-text autolink share-padding\">\n<p>The NFL insider adds that Greenlaw showed promise during his limited action after returning from the Achilles injury. 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