49ers free agency: Scouting each player who could hit market next week
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SANTA CLARA – Retain the 40-year-old long snapper. It doesn’t sound like an ambitious mission, but it is the 49ers’ first preemptive strike before next week’s free agency frenzy, as announced Tuesday. Jon Weeks has re-signed on another one-year deal after earning Pro Bowl honors last season in his 49ers debut, following a 15-year tenure with the Houston Texans. He surely won’t be the only player retained before hitting the open market, with free agency talks commencing at 9 a.m. next Monday and contracts ratifying as early as 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. The 49ers did not wield the franchise tag on any of their 20 players slated to become unrestricted free agents, and more could become...