Report: 49ers remain interested in Lance Briggs
May 12, 2015 at 3:45 AM
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The 49ers visited with former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs late in March when the team was scrambling to fill out their depth chart after the retirements of Patrick Willis and Chris Borland, but they wound up signing Philip Wheeler and Desmond Bishop at the position. Briggs may still wind up on the team, however. Matt...
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