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The 49ers Should Sign Logan Thomas

The Washington Commanders recently released him -- they're rebuilding and he'll be 33 next season. The 49ers probably could sign him to a one-year deal worth roughly $4 million. And he'd be worth it.
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The 49ers Should Sign Logan Thomas
The 49ers Should Sign Logan Thomas

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Free agency officially begins on March 13 and the 49ers need another tight end. They should sign Logan Thomas.

He's not the best tight end available, but the 49ers aren't looking for a starter. They're looking for a No. 2 tight end who can play alongside George Kittle and spell him from time to time. Thomas would be perfect.

The Washington Commanders recently released him -- they're rebuilding and he'll be 33 next season. The 49ers probably could sign him to a one-year deal worth roughly $4 million. And he'd be worth it.

Last season, Thomas caught 55 passes and scored 4 touchdowns, as opposed to Kittle who caught 65 passes and scored 6 touchdowns. What a terrific tandem they would be for a year. Remember, a few years ago the 49ers signed former Washington tight end Jordan Reed to be Kittle's running mate, but Reed couldn't stay healthy. And the 49ers haven't had a quality No. 2 tight end since then. Thomas could change that.

The 49ers' current backup tight ends are Charlie Woerner, who's a stiff, Ross Dwelley, who never plays, Cam Latu, who couldn't even make the team last year (he spent the season on I.R.) and Brayden Willis, who's biggest (only?) play last season was a penalty in overtime of the Super Bowl.

Thomas would be a massive upgrade over all them.

Of course, the 49ers could draft a tight end, but they tried that last season (Latu) and struck out. Better to sign a known commodity, especially when he's affordable.

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Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club. In 2020, Cohn joined FanNation and began writing All49ers. In addition, he created a YouTube channel which has become the go-to place on YouTube to consume 49ers content. Cohn's channel typically generates roughly 3.5 million viewers per month, while the 49ers' official YouTube channel generates roughly 1.5 million viewers per month. Cohn live streams almost every day and posts videos hourly during the football season. Cohn is committed to asking the questions that 49ers fans want answered, and providing the most honest and interactive coverage in the country. His loyalty is to the reader and the viewer, not the team or any player or coach. Cohn is a new-age multimedia journalist with an old-school mentality, because his father is Lowell Cohn, the legendary sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1979 to 1993. The two have a live podcast every Tuesday. Grant Cohn grew up in Oakland and studied English Literature at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. He currently lives in Oakland with his wife.

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