The 49ers agreed to a trade ahead of Tuesday’s 1:00 pm Pacific Time deadline for final cuts. They’re dealing linebacker Jonas Griffithdealing linebacker Jonas Griffith and a 2022 seventh-round pick to the Broncos in exchange for a 2022 sixth-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round selection according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.
Griffith is a second-year undrafted linebacker who pushed his way into the conversation to make the roster after a strong training camp and preseason performance. He didn’t make the club last year and spent part of the season on the practice squad.
His departure is good news for LBs Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Marcell Harris, Elijah Sullivan and Justin Hilliard who are all vying for the final two or three spots on the back end of the LB depth chart.
