According to Mike Garafolo, the 49ers are placing a second-round tender on restricted free-agent LB Azeez Al-Shaair.
The tender comes in at slightly under $4 million and entitles the 49ers to a second-round pick if another team signs Al-Shaair to an offer sheet and they decline to match.
Al-Shaair, 24, originally signed on with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic back in 2019.
In 2021, Al-Shaair appeared in 13 games and recorded 102 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, one forced fumble two fumble recoveries, and five pass defenses.
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