The 49ers and veteran free agent Tavon Wilson agreed to a one-year contract, a league source confirmed to the NBC Sports Bay Area on Monday morning.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media was the first to report the news.
Currently, 49ers have a contract with free safety Jimmie Ward, along with Tarvarius Moore and Marcell Harris. Moore started eight games last season, while Harris started three games.
Jaquiski Tartt is a free agent. Tartt started every game in which he played for the 49ers since 2017, but started only 36 of the 64 possible games due to injuries.
Wilson, 31, is a trusted veteran who started his nine-year career with four seasons in New England. He entered the NFL as a 2012 Illinois runoff choice.
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After playing 54 games with four games with the Patriots, he went to Detroit. There, he started 39 of the 56 games he played in over four seasons. Wilson played 15 games with the Indianapolis Colts last season and made two games.
Wilson (6 feet, 208 pounds) recorded 383 tackles, eight interceptions, 20 defended passes, five sacks in his career.
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