49ers release OG Beadles
The San Francisco 49ers have released guard Zane Beadles, the team announced Monday.
The move saves the Niners $3.5 million against the cap in 2018. In a statement released by the team, general manager John Lynch called Beadles "a consummate professional" and added that "we would always be open to welcoming back down the road."
Beadles, 31, joined the 49ers on a three-year, $9.75 million contract in the March of 2016 after his release by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He started all 16 games that season, primarily at left guard but also filling in at left tackle and center. Beadles was moved to a reserve role after Week 1 of the 2017 season but started the final four games at right tackle in place of the injured Trent Brown. In two years with the Niners, he appeared in all 32 games (21 starts) and allowed 5.0 sacks while taking four penalties.
A second-round pick of the Denver Broncos in 2010, Beadles started 62 of a possible 64 games through his first four seasons before signing with the Jaguars in free agency, starting all 32 games for the team in his two seasons in Jacksonville.
San Francisco added center Weston Richburg and guard Jonathan Cooper in free agency this offseason while trading away center Daniel Kilgore. Guard Joshua Garnett, a first-round pick in 2016, is expected to compete for a starting job after sitting out all of 2017 due to injury.
The 49ers also drafted tackle Mike McGlinchey ninth overall and traded Brown for draft-pick compensation.
--Field Level Media
