SANTA CLARA — Free agency offers are officially legal, signaling the 49ers’ first chance to replenish their roster after a 6-11, last-place effort ended their NFC reign.
It’s also other teams’ initial chance to poach 49ers players, and the first one reportedly off the market is offensive tackle Jaylon Moore.
Moore, after 12 starts last season as the 49ers’ swing tackle, agreed to join the three-time reigning AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs, as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It is a two-year, $30 million deal with $21.24 million fully guaranteed.
Arguably the greatest mystery 49ers fans want solved is whether Joey Bosa will join younger brother Nick on the defensive line, although the elder Bosa has been on the market since getting released Thursday by the Los Angeles Chargers.
As for in-house drama, the 49ers have yet to reach agreements that would keep a slew of starters from becoming unrestricted free agents, those being linebacker Dre Greenlaw, cornerback Charvarius Ward, safety Talanoa Hufanga and guard Aaron Banks.
The majority of deals can not become official until the new league year begins Wednesday at 1 p.m., unless it involves a player who is re-signing with a team or has been released prior to free agency. That is also when trades can become official, including Deebo Samuel’s from the 49ers to the Washington Commanders for a fifth-round pick.
NO MORE MOORE
Jaylon Moore’s fourth and final season with the 49ers served as a fruitful springboard into free agency. Moore has spent most of his career as a fill-in starter for left tackle Trent Williams, who missed the final seven games last season but is expected to return next season.
Moore started five games last season before a quadriceps injury sent him onto the injured reserve list on Christmas. He was a 2021 fifth-round draft pick who started 12 of the 55 games he played for the 49ers.
Moore presumably will serve as the blindside protector of Patrick Mahomes, who beat the 49ers for two of his three Super Bowl wins.
The 49ers’ offensive line lacks depth at tackle behind Williams and right tackle Colton McKivitz, and that unit could also lose left guard Aaron Banks, who is slated to test free agency for the first time. With Moore and Williams on injured reserve, the 49ers’ left tackle for their season finale was Charlie Heck, a rushed-in addition who is now a free agent.
DALMAN JOINS BROWNS
Drew Dalman, the son of former 49ers center Chris Dalman, is joining the Chicago Bears for a three-year, $42 million deal with $28 million guaranteed, NFL Network reported. Dalman played the past four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, taking over as the starting center the past three years after Alex Mack’s departure for the 49ers.
KINLAW BACK TO DC
Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw scored a three-year, $45 million deal with Washington, where he’ll reunite with general manager Adam Peters.
Kinlaw is getting $30 million guaranteed, which is twice more than he made in four seasons with the 49ers as their 2020 top draft pick. He played last season with the New York Jets on a $7.3 million deal. Kinlaw spent part of his youth homeless in Washington D.C.
DEFENSIVE END POOL
Joey Bosa’s asking price could climb the more defensive ends exit the market, and a lot have found riches elsewhere.
His former teammate, Khalil Mack, is staying with the Chargers on a one-year, $18 million deal, NFL Network reported. Haason Reddick, he who wrecked Brock Purdy’s elbow in the 2022 season’s NFC Championship Game, is heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year, $14 million contract, ESPN’s Schefter reported.
Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns) and Maxx Crosby (Las Vegas Raiders), Greg Rousseau (Buffalo Bills) agreed to contract extensions prior to this free agency window.
Check back for more on this developing story as more deals are brokered.