Report: 49ers re-sign DT T.Y. McGill to one-year deal
Mar 16, 2023, 12:58 PM
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 29: T.Y. McGill #96 and Arik Armstead #91 of the San Francisco 49ers make a tackle during the NFC Championship playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 29, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the 49ers 31-7. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
(Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
The San Francisco 49ers needed to retain some depth on the defensive line this offseason, doing so with defensive tackle T.Y. McGill Thursday.
Reports surfaced that the 49ers would be bringing McGill back on a one-year deal Thursday. The specifics of the contract have not been released at this time, only noting that there will be guaranteed money on the base salary.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was first with the news.
The 49ers needed at least a little more depth among their DTs, so they bring back T.Y. McGill who generated some decent rotational pass rushing for them in 2022.
Initially a practice squad signee, McGill notched 11 pressures after he was called up — including 4 vs the Raiders https://t.co/13ghozVCgg
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) March 16, 2023
McGill, 30, joined the 49ers in the middle of the 2022 season as depth for the practice squad. Impressing Kyle Shanahan and the coaching staff, the journeyman DT appeared in nine regular-season games for San Francisco. he finished 2022 with eight combined tackles, two TFLs and two QB hits. While his numbers are modest indeed, McGill’s presence alone made the Red & Gold’s rotation that much better.
T.Y. McGill is the second defensive lineman to re-sign with the 49ers this offseason, with Kevin Givens inking a two-year extension earlier in the week. Also signing DT Javon Hargrave to a massive deal, the 49ers may have its’ defensive interior set for 2023.
49ers defensive tackle depth chart…
LINE 1
Javon Hargrave
Arik ArmsteadLINE 2
Javon Kinlaw
Kevin GivensLINE 3
T.Y. McGill
Kalia DavisA group that struggled to pressure the QB last season is looking a whole lot more robust now
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) March 16, 2023
San Francisco also announced the re-signing of linebacker Demetrius Flannagan-Fowles Thursday, reaching a one-year extension with the special-teamer. After losing fellow LB Azeez Al-Shaair in free agency, Flannagan-Fowles could step in to the sub-linebacker role next season.
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