{"id":760948,"date":"2026-02-18T20:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/760948\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:03:18","slug":"49ers-listed-as-the-best-fit-in-free-agency-for-this-veteran-afc-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/760948\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers listed as the best fit in free agency for this veteran AFC guard"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re under three weeks away from free agency. The San Francisco 49ers\u2019 list of free agents<\/a> suggests they\u2019ll need to sign at least one guard in March, with Ben Bartch and Spencer Burford set to hit the open market.<\/p>\n

Bartch\u2019s inability to stay healthy led to a revolving door at left guard this past season. The Niners would be wise to address this need in free agency with an established veteran who can stay on the field.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Matt Bowen put together the best team fits<\/a> for the top 50 players available this offseason. Bowen linked Steelers free agent guard Isaac Seumalo to the 49ers:<\/p>\n

Best team fit: San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n

Improving the interior of the offensive line is a must for Kyle Shanahan\u2019s offense. Seumalo can displace defenders in both zone and gap run concepts, plus he would keep the pocket firm in pass pro for quarterback Brock Purdy<\/a>. The 10-year veteran has the foot quickness to redirect defenders and the body control to wrestle back against power rushers. Seumalo\u2019s 97.3% pass rush win rate with the Steelers this season ranked second among 65 qualifying guards, and his 76.9% run block win rate checked in at fourth.<\/p>\n

The 10-year vet plays left guard and is coming off a season the 49ers would have dreamed of at left guard statistically. Seumalo allowed only three sacks on 434 passing snaps with the 8th-lowest blown block rate among all guards.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Seumalo would come with a lengthy injury history. He missed three games this past season due to triceps and pectoral injuries. He missed time during other games this past season as well. Seumalo missed the first four games of the 2024 season after suffering a pectoral injury during practice in August 2024. He didn\u2019t miss a game in 2022 or 2023, but he played only 12 games from 2020 to 2021.<\/p>\n

Seumalo is undoubtedly a talented player who would fill a need along the 49ers\u2019 offensive line, but the injury history is worrisome\u2014especially the season after your initial starting left guard couldn\u2019t make it through the season healthy.<\/p>\n

Seumalo\u2019s market projection is $9.6 million annually, giving him a deal that comes in at around $28.8 million over three seasons.<\/p>\n

The left side of the 49ers\u2019 offensive line would be 38, 33, and 34 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re under three weeks away from free agency. The San Francisco 49ers\u2019 list of free agents suggests they\u2019ll…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":760949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,7,6,1161,252,52326,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-760948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-san-francisco","12":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","13":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-free-agency","14":"tag-sanfrancisco","15":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116093427003949412","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=760948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/760948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/760949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=760948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=760948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=760948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}