SANTA CLARA — Business soon shall pick up for the 49ers, what with free agency talks starting Monday and the new league year opening two days later. Meanwhile, I opened up the ol’ mailbag and found these questions in my Instagram and Twitter huddles:
What about the Arik Armstead situation? (@yurihelbourn)
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The 49ers have until noon Monday to place the franchise tag on Arik Armstead or any other pending free agent, although last season’s sack leader is also their top candidate to tag. Doing so comes at an estimated $19 million cost for 2020, nearly double last season’s salary ($9 million).