The San Francisco 49ers don’t need an in-the-box safety this offseason, per se. After all, there appears to be an interesting training camp battle brewing between the veteran, Jaquiski Tartt, and 2018 rookie, Marcell Harris, for the starting free safety job this year.
That said, the Niners have never shied away from making upgrades at positions when those options become available.
So it should pique general manager John Lynch’s interest that New York Giants safety Landon Collins, a three-time Pro Bowler, might become available this offseason. Collins, who is scheduled to hit free agency this March, hasn’t reached any sort of contract extension with New York and could be slapped with the franchise tag in 2019.