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49ers Retain OT Austen Pleasants on Exclusive-Rights Tender Near $1 Million

The move follows an expanded 2025 workload that featured a late-season start at left tackle.

Overview

  • San Francisco issued an Exclusive Rights Free Agent tender to offensive tackle Austen Pleasants in its first reported free agency move.
  • The one-year offer sits at the league minimum, with OverTheCap listing $1.075 million and Pro Football Rumors noting just over $1 million.
  • Under ERFA rules, a tendered player with two or fewer accrued seasons cannot negotiate with other teams.
  • Pleasants appeared in 15 games in 2025 and logged 125 offensive snaps, both career highs.
  • He filled in for injured left tackle Trent Williams late in the regular season, earning his first career start in Week 18.