The San Francisco 49ers express strong desire to re-sign linebacker Fred Warner, acknowledging his impact on the team despite facing salary cap limitations. Coach Kyle Shanahan emphasizes the team's commitment to retaining valuable players, but the challenge lies in fitting Greenlaw's new contract within the cap, especially with potential extensions for Brock Purdy and George Kittle. While Greenlaw's performance after returning from an Achilles tear was impressive, his health remains a concern, prompting the 49ers to weigh the risks and potential impact of his availability.
Albeit his debut was short-lived, he showed exactly what it was the 49ers were missing with him out of action. His production is solid and the emotion he instills in the 49ers is second-to-none. However, there is a chance the 49ers and Greenlaw are headed for a separation.
"We're doing everything in the world we can to bring Greenlaw back and we're not into losing really good players who are unbelievable people," said Shanahan at his exit press conference on Wednesday. "So, we're going to do everything we can to never lose really good players who are good people. But that's also a very hard challenge, very hard."
But the elephant in the room is the 49ers have to feel uneasy with signing Greenlaw. It isn't that they're worried about his production. He showed he is still an impactful player and he makes the players around him better. Still, the 49ers have to consider that option. The best ability is availability and the 49ers might view Greenlaw as a luxury and risk they cannot afford. I'd imagine Greenlaw will test the market to see what he can get. All it takes is for one team to overlook his injuries and buy into the limited action they saw from him.
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