49ers interested in Desmond Bryant
Mar 11, 2013 at 3:07 PM
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Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports believes that the San Francisco 49ers are one of a number of teams that are interested in free agent defensive lineman Desmond Bryant.
Bryant, who is 27 years old, was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2009. During his career, he has 124 tackles, 11.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.
Bryant is 6-6 and listed at 311 lbs. He would likely be added for depth along the defensive line.
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