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San Francisco 49ers: Has the Team Lost an Unusual Number of Veterans?

With Anthony Davis' retirement and the Andy Lee trade, the San Francisco 49ers are continuing a radical and dramatic overhaul of their roster. As it stands at the moment, only 16 players on the roster predate the 2013 offseason:

  • Vernon Davis, the longest-tenured 49er now that Andy Lee has retired, was taken with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 draft.
  • Joe Staley was taken with the 28th overall pick in the 2007 draft.
  • Ahmad Brooks was picked up off waivers from Cincinnati in 2008.