On March 9, 2017 the San Francisco 49ers need do everything they can to ensure they secure the services of former New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower.
Hightower heads the class of inside linebackers who will hit free agency.
March 7 marked the start of the NFL’s legal tampering period, meaning that teams were allowed to reach out to impending free agents. This period began the conversation of contract negotiations between teams and agents.
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And, at the time that this article was being typed (March 7), the 49ers should have already been in contact with Hightower’s agent.