Day: March 19, 2020

The Latest: AP source: 49ers agree to deal with ComptonThe Latest: AP source: 49ers agree to deal with Compton

The NFL’s spending in free agency continues Thursday. A person familiar with the deal says the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract worth about $3 million with free agent guard Tom Compton. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be signed until Compton passes a physical.

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NFL allowing teams to announce free agency agreementsNFL allowing teams to announce free agency agreements

The NFL has changed course and is allowing teams to announce agreements they have reached with free agents as well as trades. The agreements and trades leaked out anyway, and on Thursday the NFL sent a memo to the 32 teams telling them it has amended its policy. The league has barred travel by players to team facilities and also halted club personnel traveling to meet with free agents as a safeguard against the new coronavirus.

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