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49ers officially sign TE Logan Paulsen
The San Francisco 49ers have officially signed former Chicago Bears TE Logan Paulsen to a one-year deal. The agreement between Paulsen and the 49ers was reported earlier on Thursday, but could not become official until after the start of free agency at 1 p.m.
Paulsen spent four years (2010-2013) with current 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan with the Washington Redskins. Shanahan was the offensive coordinator in Washington at the time. Chicago signed Paulsen to their active roster on September 4, 2016.
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Paulsen was signed out of UCLA by Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2010. In six NFL seasons (Paulsen missed 2015 due to injury), he has 82 catches for 816 yards and six touchdowns.
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