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[warthog]

Source: 49ers re-sign veteran NT Aubrayo Franklin



Samuel Lam
, SF San Francisco 49ers Examiner


According to Chris Biderman, free agent nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin has agreed to return to the 49ers. Franklin came into the Bay Area to meet with the team on Monday after testing the free agency market this off-season. Terms of the contract are not known at this point.

I spoke with Biderman and he told me that a source within the organization said that Franklin met with the 49ers on Monday morning and the sides agreed on a contract. If the source is accurate, this will be a huge move for the team.

By re-signing Franklin, the 49ers are bringing back one of their key defensive starters from last season. This will be Franklin's fifth season with the team.

Franklin was given the franchise tag for the 2010 season for $7 million. The nose tackle held out for a portion of the 2010 preseason in hopes of receiving a contract extension.
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The 49ers prepared for Franklin's departure by signing defensive end Ray McDonald to a five-year deal. With McDonald signed, the 49ers planned to have Isaac Sopoaga replace Franklin at nose tackle. Now with Franklin back, McDonald's role is now up in the air.

Still without making any major splashes in the free agency market, the 49ers are building their roster together. Bringing back a familiar face like Franklin might have been general manager Trent Baalke's patience plan all along.

I'm still looking into this and trying to confirm the source's information, so take this for what it is. Awaiting official confirmation.

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[BrooklynChiefsFan]

not so fast! He signed with the Saints.

[warthog]

Still sucks. Sounds like that San Fran reporter had no clue, eh?

[The_Jonas]

Franklin sure is a hot commodity.

I mean the guy had 1 good season, hit the market, and ended up signing a one year deal after talking to a dozen teams. I guess league GM's don't think he's a star caliber player. They see a lazy fatass who waited until his contract year to play well.

I can't forget Franklin laying on his ass while the chiefs ran for 200+ yards out of my head.

[nathanKent]

The_Jonas, on 03 August 2011 - 05:50 AM, said:

Franklin sure is a hot commodity.

I mean the guy had 1 good season, hit the market, and ended up signing a one year deal after talking to a dozen teams. I guess league GM's don't think he's a star caliber player. They see a lazy fatass who waited until his contract year to play well.

I can't forget Franklin laying on his ass while the chiefs ran for 200+ yards out of my head.

We're so much better off with Kelly Gregg. In his tenure with Baltimore they were in the top 10 for rushing defense all but one year, and over the last six seasons they've been top five. He doesn't tally a lot of sacks or tackles for loss, but what he does is consistently stuff those inside lanes on running downs, forcing runners outside and into the loving arms of his LB corps. We probably won't get more than a season or two out of him, unfortunately, so hopefully Powe catches on quick.