Okuayinonu signed his one-year exclusive rights tendered contract with the 49ers on Wednesday.
Okuayinonu logged a career year with San Francisco in 2024, suiting up for 16 regular-season games while racking up 35 tackles (25 solo), including 3.0 sacks, one pass defense and one forced fumble. He'll work to take a step forward in his development this offseason, and to again produce in a rotational role among the 49ers' pass rush.
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Bears' Nick McCloud: Lands in Chicago
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McCloud signed a one-year contract with the Bears on Monday.
In 2024, the cornerback appeared in seven regular-season games with the Giants (162 defensive snaps, 115 special-teams snaps) and eight with the 49ers (52 defensive snaps, 97 special-teams snaps), recording 25 tackles (14 solo) in total as well as a pass defensed. McCloud has 16 starts in 48 career games, and his best statistical campaign came with the Giants in 2022, when he finished the regular season with 43 tackles (35 solo), including 1.5 sacks, and seven pass breakups. He should have a chance to compete for at least a depth role in Chicago.
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Giants' Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles: Lands in New York
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The Giants signed Flannigan-Fowles to a contract Friday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Flannigan-Fowles will compete for a special-teams role and reserve-linebacker spot with his new team. He appeared in 12 regular-season games with the 49ers last season, recording 17 combined tackles and two passes defended, including one interception.
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49ers' Curtis Robinson: Re-signs on one-year deal
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Robinson (knee) re-signed with the 49ers on Thursday via a one-year contract.
Robinson missed all but the first three games of the 2024 campaign due to a torn ACL, but he figures to be ready for the start of offseason activities. The depth linebacker has spent the last four years in San Francisco, in which span he's contributed almost exclusively on special teams.
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Saints' Isaac Yiadom: Signs with New Orleans
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Yiadom agreed to a three-year deal with the Saints on Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The seventh-year veteran is heading back to New Orleans, having spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Saints. The deal includes $4.86 million guaranteed with a maximum value of $10.5 million. Yiadom, who played well in limited exposure with the 49ers last year, is expected to provide some versatility to a secondary that at minimum needs some depth, if not outright flexibility to move a preferred option, whether that be Alontae Taylor, or a projected draft pick, into the starting slot.
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Browns' Maliek Collins: Coming to Cleveland
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Collins signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Browns on Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Following a one-year stint in San Francisco, Collins has found a new home in Cleveland. The Nebraska product started all 17 games for the 49ers in 2024, logging 33 total tackles, including 5.0 sacks, while playing 688 defensive snaps. The nine-year veteran is expected to start alongside Dalvin Tomlinson, strengthening the Browns' interior defensive line.
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Vikings' Javon Hargrave: Moving to Minnesota
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Hargrave signed a two-year, $30 million deal with the Vikings on Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
The 32-year-old defensive tackle has found a new home in Minnesota after spending the last two seasons with the 49ers. Hargrave dealt with a tricep injury that sidelined him for the majority of San Francisco's 2024 campaign, limiting him to just three games. However, he played in 16 regular-season contests in 2023, recording 44 total tackles, including 7.0 sacks, and two passes defended across 600 defensive snaps. Hargrave is expected to see plenty of playing time alongside Harrison Phillips and Jonathan Allen on the Vikings' new-look defensive line in 2025.
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Falcons' Leonard Floyd: Going to Atlanta
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Floyd is slated to sign a one-year, $10 million contract with the Falcons, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Floyd, who was released by the 49ers on Tuesday, quickly finds a new home with Atlanta, a team in dire need of a boost in the pass rush. The veteran edge rusher, who has tallied 8.5 or more sacks in five consecutive seasons, joins the Falcons as an immediate starter for the team.
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Leonard Floyd: Being cut by San Francisco
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The 49ers are slated to release Floyd, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Floyd, who tallied 8.5 sacks in 17 regular-season games (all starts) with San Francisco in 2024, will hit the free-agent market and likely generate a fair amount of interest. If designated as a post-June 1 release, the decision to cut Floyd will save the 49ers roughly $7.95 million against the cap.
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Broncos' Dre Greenlaw: In line to sign with Denver
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Greenlaw will sign with the Broncos when free agency officially opens Wednesday, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports.
The linebacker agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Greenlaw played in just two games last year after tearing his Achilles during Super Bowl LVIII against the Chiefs, returning Week 15 of 2024 and injuring his calf Week 16, though he's healthy again now. The 2019 fifth-round pick is still only 27, and he recorded over 100 tackles in both 2022 and 2023 with the 49ers.
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49ers' Kevin Givens: Back to San Francisco
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The 49ers re-signed Givens (pectoral) to a one-year contract Monday, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Givens suffered a torn pec in the 49ers' Week 13 loss to the Bills and missed the remainder of the 2024 season. He'd missed the previous four games with a groin injury. Across eight appearances total, Givens recorded 11 tackles (six solo), including 3.5 sacks. Givens will return as quality depth at defensive tackle.
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Colts' Charvarius Ward: Links up with Colts
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Ward signed a three-year, $60 million deal with the Colts on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Ward's new deal with Indianapolis makes him one of the NFL's highest-paid cornerbacks, tying for the seventh-highest annual salary at $20 million. The Middle Tennessee product dealt with hamstring, knee and personal issues throughout the 2024 season, forcing him to miss five games. However, he was one of the best corners in the league during San Francisco's 2023 campaign, recording 72 total tackles and a league-leading 23 passes defended, including five interceptions, across 17 regular-season appearances. Ward is expected to serve as the Colts' top outside cornerback in 2025, aiming to strengthen a secondary that allowed 7.2 yards per pass attempt last season -- tied for the third-worst mark in the NFL.
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Broncos' Talanoa Hufanga: Brought in by Denver
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Hufanga (concussion) is slated to sign a three-year contract with the Broncos, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Hufanga's three-year deal is reportedly worth up to $45 million, with $20 million guaranteed at signing. He sustained a concussion during the 49ers' regular-season finale but projects to be fully ready for the start of offseason activities with his new club. After an injury-marred 2024 campaign in which he was limited to just seven appearances, Hufanga now looks set to join standout playmaker Brandon Jones as a starter at safety for Denver.
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Maliek Collins: Let go by San Francisco
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The 49ers released Collins on Sunday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Collins was traded from the Texans to the 49ers in March 2024 and started all 17 regular-season games last year, tallying 33 tackles, including 5.0 sacks. The veteran defensive tackle should get some healthy interest in free agency heading into his age-30 season. With Collins out, Jordan Elliott, Kalia Davis and Evan Anderson are slated to be the top defensive tackles for San Francisco.
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49ers' Javon Hargrave: Soon to be free agent
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San Francisco plans to release Hargrave when the new league year begins next Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Hargrave suited up for just three games during the 2024 season as a result of after tearing his tricep Week 3. The two-time Pro Bowl selection turned 32 years old in February and carries a cap hit of $9.69 million in 2025, both of which were likely factors in the 49ers' decision to move on from him.
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49ers' Javon Hargrave: Moves past injury
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Hargrave has made a full recovery from the tricep injury that limited him to three appearances for the 49ers in 2024, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
Hargrave is expected to be released by the 49ers after June 1, according to general manager John Lynch. Once he becomes a free agent, the 32-year-old looks like he'll be able to pass a physical, which should aid his chances of quickly catching on with another team. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Hargrave should be a sought-after option on the market for teams in need of interior defensive line help.
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Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles: Gets let go
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Flannigan-Fowles (calf) was released by the 49ers on Tuesday, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Flannigan-Fowles has been a regular on special teams while seeing spot duty on defense for the 49ers in each of the last five seasons. He finished the 2024 campaign with 17 combined tackles, and two passes defended, including one interception.
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49ers' De'Vondre Campbell: Suspension officially over
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The 49ers lifted Campbell's suspension Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Campbell was suspended for San Francisco's final three regular-season contests after he refused to enter the team's Week 15 loss to the Rams. The 31-year-old joined the 49ers on a one-year contract last March and now is slated to become a free agent. Given his unceremonious ending to the season, it's a foregone conclusion that Campbell won't be with San Francisco next season.
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49ers' Talanoa Hufanga: Injuries mar 2024 season
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Hufanga (concussion) finished with 38 tackles (20 solo) in seven active games in 2024.
Hufanga entered the season rehabbing a torn ACL suffered in Week 11 of the 2023 campaign. Things didn't get much better for the hard-hitting safety this year after appearing in just seven games due to a combination of ankle and wrist injuries before suffering a concussion in the 49ers' final contest. Hufanga will hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent after showing promise in four years with San Francisco.
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49ers' Nick Bosa: Plays through injury in down year
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Bosa finished with 52 tackles (33 solo), including 9.0 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble across 14 starts in 2024.
Bosa didn't live up to the lofty expectations set in previous seasons despite providing well-rounded statistics. The 2022 DPOY didn't sniff that honor this year after dealing with an oblique injury that cost him three games of action. Bosa didn't get rolling again until Week 17, when he produced a pair of sacks against Detroit. With the 49ers missing the playoffs, the elite edge rusher will have a full offseason to return to full strength before running things back in 2025.
