The 49ers have signed linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu, reports NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (via Twitter). It’s a one-year deal worth up to $5.125MM, with $2.5MM fully guaranteed.
The 25-year-old had spent his entire four-year career with the Chargers organization after being selected in the second-round of the 2014 draft. The Georgia Tech product didn’t necessarily live up to expectations due his tenure, and missed 24 total games.
Attaochu was limited to only four games in 2017, compiling seven tackles. His best season came in 2015, when he finished with 55 tackles and six sacks. He still made his way onto PFR’s free agent positional rankings, as he was listed 10th among edge defenders.
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Actually like this signing. It’s low cost possibly high reward type of deal. If he can stay healthy he will help out on that defense a lot plus M. Smith is coming back from injury so LB position isn’t so bad after all. Well after Foster serves whatever suspension he gets that. Would be smart to draft LB in one of the first 3 rounds in my opinion. Need a Guard too. So far I’ve actually like the moves the team has made but still scratching my head over the Kilgore thing.