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49ers Agree to Terms with Three Free Agents

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The San Francisco 49ers announced on Friday that they have agreed to terms with the following three free agents:

Name

Position

Contract Length

Matt Barkley

QB

Two Years

Brock Coyle

LB

One Year

Aldrick Robinson

WR

Two Years

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Abridged player bios below.

Barkley(6-2, 227) was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. In two seasons with the Eagles (2013-14), he appeared in four games and completed 30 passes for 300 yards. Barkley was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on September 4, 2015 where he was inactive for each regular season game and two postseason contests with Arizona.

In 2016, Barkley was released by the Cardinals on September 3, and was added to the Chicago Bears practice squad two days later. He was promoted to the active roster on September 22 and went on to appear in seven games (six starts), finishing with 1,611 passing yards and eight touchdowns.

Coyle (6-1, 245) originally signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2014. During his three years in Seattle (2014-16), he appeared in 35 games (five starts) and registered 24 tackles and 1.0 sack in addition to nine special teams tackles. He also saw action in seven postseason contests with the Seahawks, where he added four special teams tackles.

Last season, Coyle appeared in 12 games (three starts) and registered a career-high 15 tackles and the first sack of his career.

Robinson (5-10, 187) was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. With Washington (2011-14), he appeared in 36 games (three starts) and registered 30 receptions for 608 yards (20.3 average) and five touchdowns before his release from the team on December 6, 2014. He was then added to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad on December 9, 2014, where he spent the remainder of the season. In 2015, Robinson spent training camp with the Ravens and was later released on August 31, 2015.

Robinson signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 15, 2016. He appeared in 16 games (one start) last season and finished with a career-high 20 receptions for 323 yards and two touchdowns.

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