According to Howard Balzer, the 49ers brought in free agent Pย Jeff Locke for a tryout on Friday.
Locke, 28, if a former fifth-round pick by the Vikings in the 2013 NFL Draft. He finished his four-year rookie contract with Minnesota and reportedly had several teams interested in him this offseason.
The Colts signed Lock to aย two-year,ย $3.45 million deal with $1.25 million in guaranteed this past March. Unfortunately, the Colts cut him loose coming out of the preseason.
The Lions signed Locke to a contract a few weeks into the regular season before cutting him loose earlier in the week.
In 2017, Locke has appeared in five games for the Lions and totaled 1,140 punt yards on 27 attempts (42.22 YPA).
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