Green Bay Packers linebacker Oren Burks announced via Twitter that he is signing with the San Francisco 49ers. The deal can become official on Wednesday.
From one bay to the next! Excited for this next chapter @49ers #NinerGang pic.twitter.com/jQ5XEtt8Ic
— Oren Burks (@BangTimeBurks) March 15, 2022
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Burks is signing a two-year, $5 million deal with San Francisco.
LB Oren Burks to the 49ers on a two-year, $5-million deal, per source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 15, 2022
The Green Bay Packers made Burks (6-3, 233) a third-round selection out of Vanderbilt in 2018. He registered 36 tackles, a tackle for a loss, two quarterback hits, and 0.5 sacks through 17 game appearances (three starts) with the Packers last season, per Pro Football Reference.
Burks, 26, played 337 snaps on special teams in 2021, and 1,175 since 2018. On defense, he has recorded 92 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles in 59 game appearances (seven starts) through his four NFL seasons.