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Report: 49ers visiting with Buccaneers pass rusher

The 49ers are meeting with a restricted free agent who presumably could beef up their pass rush.

According to the NFL Network, the team is getting a visit from Buccaneers defensive lineman Jacquies Smith, who finished second on that squad in sacks in 2014 (seven sacks) and 2015 (six and a half) but who suffered an ACL tear in Week 1 of the 2016 season.

Smith, 27, is a restricted free agent whom the Buccaneers tendered with an original-round offer. Because Smith went undrafted out of Missouri in 2012, the 49ers wouldn't owe Tampa Bay a draft pick if he were to sign with San Francisco.