The 49ers on Tuesday re-signed seven players off their practice squad to contracts for the 2020 season.
The 49ers signed the following players to contracts:
LB Joey Alfieri (Stanford)
G Kofi Amichia (South Florida)
CB Jermaine Kelly (San Jose State) G Ross Reynolds (Iowa)
CB Teez Tabor (Florida)
DB Jacob Thieneman (Purdue)
WR Chris Thompson (Florida)
Those players now take a spot on the 49ers' 90-man offseason roster and are eligible to participate in the team's offseason program.
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Niemann amassed 56 tackles (35 solo) and one pass breakup while appearing in all 16 of the Chiefs' regular-season games in 2019.
While many teams are utilizing linebacker-heavy packages less often these days in the pass-driven NFL, Niemann logged north of 400 defensive snaps thanks in part to starter Anthony Hitchens missing a pair of games in the middle of the season.
Niemann should serve in a similar reserve role in 2020, but he could see his playing time increase if one or more starting linebackers misses time.