Arik Armstead was the longest-tenured member of the San Francisco 49ers, joining the team as a first-round draft pick two years before head coach Kyle Shanahan's tenure began.
Power rankings in March don't mean much, given that the draft has yet to occur, but they offer an early glimpse into the media's perspective regarding each team's chances during the upcoming season.
The San Francisco 49ers have primarily focused on bolstering their defense in free agency. This has included a significant overhaul of the team's defensive front, with notable departures such as Arik Armstead, Chase Young, and Clelin Ferrell.
The full details of new Jacksonville Jaguars defensive star Arik Armstead are officially out, and it looks like a strong deal for both sides. According to Armstead's contract, he officially signed for three years and $43 million ($14.5 million per year) with $28 million in guarantees.
The 49ers run defense wasn't good last season. It gave up 4.1 yards per carry in the regular season, which ranked 14th out of 32 teams. And in the playoffs, the 49ers defense gave up a whopping 5.1 yards per carry and five touchdowns in three games.
- Arik Armstead will play the next three years of his career in the AFC South. But instead of suiting up for the Houston Texans, Armstead will represent the Jacksonville Jaguars as a divisional foe.
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Almost a decade into the NFL, Arik Armstead is a rare free agent. The Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman and former San Francisco 49ers star isn't the type of player who hits the market often. The 30-year-old former first-round pick has put together nearly a decade of film and production.
The end of an era for Armstead opens the door for a trio of signings The San Francisco 49ers opened the negotiation period with a bang last Monday, re-signing quarterback Brandon Allen and giving him an early edge to be QB2.
Plan A for the 49ers this offseason was to get Arik Armstead to take a pay cut, which didn't go so well, considering he refused. Plan B for the 49ers this offseason was to release Armstead and replace with the little cap space they had available.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been busy this offseason shoring up their roster after a disappointing 2023 campaign. Just a year after they made a surprise run to the Divisional Round of the playoffs, the Jags missed out on the postseason entirely, resulting in a pivotal offseason of work.
Is this really what you thought the 49ers would do? They fired Steve Wilks, cut Arik Armstead, revamped their defense and left their offense alone. Which
The Jaguars and Armstead have reportedly agreed to a three-year, $51M contract After an exciting couple of days during the start of free agency, the news broke on Thursday that the Jacksonville Jaguars were set to sign San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Arik Armstead.
The 49ers have made lots of moves through the first wave of free agency, but have they improved? The first move they made was to ask Arik Armstead to do them a solid and accept a pay cut, which backfired considering he refused, they cut him and now he's on the Jaguars.
Bleacher Report's Jordan Schultz reports that the Jacksonville Jaguars are signing former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Arik Armstead to a three-year, $51 million deal.
A first-round draft pick in 2015, Armstead had been with San Francisco for his entire NFL career. He led the team in sacks during the 2019 season with 10.0 sacks of them and was a crucial cog on the defensive line, eventually becoming a 49ers team captain.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Jaguars are set to sign former 49ers DL Arik Armstead to a contract on Thursday. Reports mentioned that the Bills, Texans, Bengals, and Lions were in the mix, but it appears the Jaguars got aggressive in luring him to Jacksonville.
The former racked up five sacks in 2023, the third-highest total of his career, in 12 regular-season games.
The San Francisco 49ers entered free agency needing to make some moves to get under the 2024 salary cap.
Arik Armstead isn't a free agent yet, but he's expected to become one soon. The San Francisco 49ers plan to release their long-time defensive tackle after failing to negotiate a contract restructure with him.
The San Francisco 49ers executed a trade Wednesday that will fill in the hole on the defensive line Arik Armstead used to occupy. The 49ers are set to release Armstead this offseason after the former first-round pick chose not to take a pay decrease.
Releasing Arik Armstead was the right move for the 49ers, but now they have to replace him, and doing so won't be easy. Armstead is too old, too injury prone and too expensive for the 49ers to justify keeping him -- they really had no choice but to ask him to take a pay cut.
It's an end of an era for the San Francisco 49ers and veteran edge-rusher Arik Armstead.
NFL insider Adam Scheffer reports Sunday that the San Francisco 49ers and defensive lineman Arik Armstead will likely be going their separate ways soon.
A year after assembling a high-priced defensive line via the Javon Hargrave contract and Nick Bosa extension, the 49ers are removing their longest-tenured player from this equation.
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