Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Leighton Vander Esch (55) and tight end Jordan Reed (86) Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

49ers sign former Washington Pro Bowl TE Jordan Reed to one-year deal

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 8/3/20

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the San Francisco 49ers have signed former Washington tight end Jordan Reed to a one-year, "incentive-laden" contract.

Former Washington Football Team Pro Bowl TE Jordan Reed reached agreement on an incentive-laden, one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, sources tell ESPN. Reed is 30, has a history of concussions, but when healthy - as he is now - he is one of the game’s elite tight ends.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 3, 2020

The 30-year-old worked with San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan when Shanahan was an assistant with Washington.

Reed was named to the 2016 Pro Bowl squad, but he's had at least seven diagnosed concussions during his pro career, as noted by Ethan Cadeaux of NBC Sports Washington. He missed the entire 2019 campaign after he was sidelined due to a concussion he suffered during a preseason game versus the Atlanta Falcons.

Washington released Reed this past February. It was reported the club feared his career was in jeopardy due to his history of head injuries.

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