The 49ers are moving on from Michael Person. The starting guard will be released on Thursday, as Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets.
Person, 32 in June, has spent the last two years with the Niners. Last year, they kept him from free agency with a three-year, $9MM pact including $3MM in guarantees. It was a low-cost deal with little in the way of locked-down money, so it wasn’t tough for SF to shed him.
At the time of the deal, it looked like a major win for the 49ers. As the 49ers’ starting right guard in 2018, Person graded out as Pro Football Focus’ No. 18 ranked guard in the NFL out of 71 qualified players.
This year, he started in all 14 of his regular season contests at multiple offensive line spots. Despite his experience and versatility, the 49ers have opted against keeping him as they’re tight against the cap.
It’s a tough job for Lynch to keep the core players due to cap reasons. It’s unfortunate to lose Person but I believe the offensive line will be okay. The rough part was losing Buckner. Colts are lucky to have him.
Ward’s resigning was okay but can be excellent if he stays healthy.
Having to keep McKinnon is understandable but unfortunate.
they dont have to keep mckinnon they have the depth. but if it about dead money than i see why
Jets should sign him and cut Winters