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Broncos reportedly sign 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga, LB Dre Greenlaw - CBS Sacramento

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PIX Now afternoon edition 3-10-2025

PIX Now afternoon edition 3-10-2025 06:31

The Denver Broncos have signed both safety Talanoa Hufanga and linebacker Dre Greenlaw away from the San Francisco 49ers with three-year contracts, according to online reports.

CBS News Bay Area sports reporter and anchor Matt Lively posted on X about the free agent signing, attributing it to a report by ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter that said the deal negotiated by Equity Sports CEO Chris Cabott included $20 million guaranteed at signing.

CBS Sports is also reporting the deal on its 2025 NFL free agency tracker

Hufanga emerged in the 2022 season as a key part of San Francisco's defense when he earned All-Pro honors. He had three interceptions and 52 tackles in the following season before going down with a torn ACL in his right knee during the tenth game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

While the safety had said he was hoping to be fully recovered in time for the start of the 2024 season, the team did not activate Hufanga until early December, late in the 49ers' dismal year that saw San Francisco eliminated from the playoffs early, ending with a 6-11 record.

Word of the Greenlaw signing surfaced late Monday afternoon and was first reported by NFL insider Ian Rapoport, who said his sources confirmed the linebacker had inked a three-year deal worth $35 million with the Broncos.

A key member of the 49ers gifted linebacker corps, Greenlaw was one of the emotional leaders of the team's defense during their last drive to the Super Bowl that ended with his freak injury in the first half of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The torn left Achilles tendon kept Greenlaw off the field for most of the 2024 season, but he also was activated from the "physically unable to play" list in December.

Dave Pehling

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and producer for KTVU.com in 2003. He began his role with CBS Bay Area in 2015.

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