Free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh hadn’t signed with a team during the first 2.5 months of the 2022 NFL season. At 35 years old, it seemed as though Suh was waiting for the perfect landing spot for the stretch run in the second half.
Suh ended up signing with the Philadelphia Eagles late last week. According to Pro Football Talk, it came down between Philly and the 49ers. San Francisco’s defensive line coach Kris Kocurek coached Suh when he was an All-Pro in Detroit, so the familiarity was there.
There was also a need, as the Niners have been without starting defensive tackles Javon Kinlaw and Arik Armstead for much of the season and had lost Maurice Hurst and rookie Kalia Davis before the start of the year.