The first player new 49ers general manager John Lynch has signed is familiar with new head coach Kyle Shanahan and secondary coach Jeff Hafley.
The 49ers have signed former Browns cornerback K’Waun Williams, 25, who spent his first two seasons with Cleveland before sitting out of the NFL last year with an ankle injury. The NFL Network reported the one-year deal.
Williams, an undrafted free agent, was with Shanahan, then the Browns offensive coordinator, in Cleveland in 2014. Hafley was his position coach as Williams played in 26 games his first two seasons.
Williams could compete with a group that includes Will Redmond for the starting nickel corner role.