49ers notes: Reid addresses lack of contract extension
May 26, 2016 at 7:42 PM
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Reid addresses lack of contract extension The 49ers clearly like Eric Reid, but they haven't shown the safety the love with a long-term contract extension. Three weeks ago, they picked up the $5.676 million fifth-year option on his contract, which will keep Reid, 24, with the team through 2017. Reid, a 2013 first-round pick, was a Pro Bowl alternate as a rookie and had seven interceptions in his first two seasons. Last year, Reid did collect a career-high 71 tackles, and he's been a star student this spring. Defensive coordinator Jim O'Neil said Reid and safety Antoine Bethea, 31, have excelled in picking up his system. In the 49ers' 26-21 win over Philadelphia, Bethea had seven tackles, a forced fumble and an interception to earn NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Armstrong, 25, an undrafted, twice-released college safety, landed with the 49ers in November after he was waived by the Raiders. "He's kind of been more of a special teams player and sometimes you find guys just because it's the right system fit," O'Neil said. Former 49ers outside linebacker Andre Carter has returned to the team in a temporary coaching role as part of the NFL's Bill Walsh Minority Coaching...
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