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Sakamoto: 49ers OLB Tank Carradine earns One-Year Contract Extension via 2017

The San Francisco 49ers announced today that they have awarded OLB Tank Carradine a one-year contract extension, keeping him in San Francisco via the 2017 season. A player in which the 49ers were fortunate to land, as they struck a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs shipping away QB Alex Smith– Carradine was the player that set off a flurry of young talented players for 49ers GM Trent Baalke and company.

Holding the No. 34 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the 49ers found value in the Chiefs second-round pick, by trading that pick away to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for (No.