49ers lock up Armstead, plan deal for Buckner

[ASFN Admin]

The San Francisco 49ers locked up one star defensive lineman with a long-term contract and made plans to deal another to add a needed draft pick and salary cap room. The defending NFC champion Niners signed defensive lineman Arik Armstead to a five-year contract worth up to $85 million on Monday to keep him off the open market and then immediately agreed to a deal to send defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to Indianapolis. A person familiar with the trade said the 49ers will acquire the No. 13 overall pick in this year's draft in the deal.

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