Safety Eric Reid's fifth-year option picked up by 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Safety Eric Reid has had his fifth-year contract option exercised by the San Francisco 49ers for the 2017 season.
The team announced the expected move Monday.
Reid was San Francisco's first-round draft pick selected 18th overall out of LSU in 2013.
The 24-year-old defender has played and started all but one game since joining the Niners, making 189 tackles with seven interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble.
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