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Matt Breida will return to the San Francisco 49ers after signing a one-year deal on Thursday, the club announced.
Breida ran for 623 yards and one touchdown while catching 19 passes for 120 yards and one score in 13 games for the 49ers.
A second successive season-ending injury to Jerick McKinnon appeared to open the door for Breida to get more touches out of San Francisco's backfield, even with the addition of Tevin Coleman. However, Raheem Mostert leapfrogged him in the pecking order en route to finishing as the team's leading rusher (772 yards).