Heading into this offseason, there was a good chance San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Garry Gilliam would hold onto a role with the Niners in 2018.
San Francisco seemed to justify this, inking him to a two-year contract extension, keeping him signed through 2019. While it wasn’t likely he be pegged a starter in head coach Kyle Shanahan’s second year, the possibility of emerging as a key swing tackle was there.
That was, of course, until the 49ers selected Notre Dame offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey and sent off former right tackle Trent Brown to the New England Patriots.