Veteran P Thomas Morstead signing with 49ers

Veteran punter Thomas Morstead apparently is signing with the San Francisco 49ers.

The former Pro Bowl selection posted a picture of himself Wednesday on social media standing outside of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., with the caption: “Grateful is an understatement!”

Morstead, 39, averaged 40.7 net yards per punt in 17 games with the New York Jets last season.

Grateful is an understatement!#49ers pic.twitter.com/VMaopGt2YD

— Thomas Morstead (@thomasmorstead) May 28, 2025

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He won Super Bowl XLIV as a 2009 rookie with New Orleans and made the 2012 Pro Bowl with the Saints.

Morstead has a career net punting average of 41.5 yards in 255 games with the Saints (2009-20), Jets (2021, 2023-24), Atlanta Falcons (2021) and Miami Dolphins (2022).

He ranks second among active players in punts (960) and punting yards (44,944) behind Johnny Hekker, who signed with the Tennessee Titans in March.

–Field Level Media

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After extending George Kittle and Brock Purdy this offseason, the San Francisco 49ers have inked a deal with one of their franchise cornerstones on the other side of the ball.

According to ESPN‘s Adam Schefter, linebacker Fred Warner has “reached an agreement on a three-year, $63 million contract extension that includes over $56 million in guaranteed money.”

Warner becomes the highest-paid linebacker in the NFL history, again.

NFL Network‘s Ian Rapoport clarified that it’s $56.7 million in guaranteed money, to be exact, for the San Francisco LB.

While some faces found new homes in free agency, or via trade, 49ers’ GM John Lynch has managed to secure extensions with Kittle, Purdy, and now Warner all in the same month.

Adding plenty of new defensive pieces in the 2025 Draft, while also bringing back defensive coordinator Robert Saleh — previous DC for the 49ers who spent the last three seasons as head coach of the New York Jets — they should have a new look on the defensive end, where they hope to return to dominance.

Read more below:

Report: Fred Warner signs three-year extension with San Francisco

Upcoming San Francisco 49ers Schedule

• Sunday, September 7th – @ Seattle Seahawks – 1:05 PM PT
• Sunday, September 14th – @ New Orleans Saints – 10:00 AM PT
• Sunday, September 21st – vs. Arizona Cardinals – 1:25 PM PT
• Sunday, September 28th – vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – 1:05 PM PT
• Thursday, October 2nd – @ Los Angeles Rams – 5:15 PM PT

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