As the 49ers  prepare to take the field Sunday against the Cleveland Browns coming off a bye week I thought let’s take a look ahead at the 49ers  current 2012 free agent outlook.  The team has 21 players currently on its 53 man roster with contracts set to expire at the end of the season.  It would be 22 players but the team signed running back Frank Gore  to a 3 year extension during training camp.  There is also mutual interest in a new deal for corner back Carlos Rogers  who stated he has given his agent permission to negotiate an extension  with the team and would like to sign a deal for 5-6 more seasons. 

The organization usually doesn’t open up to the media especially about their strategic direction.  The team brass did shed some insight into their views on extending players contracts during the season.  Jed York  had this to say:

“There are guys that we’ve extended. Obviously Frank (Gore) is one of those guys that we extended, so it’s not out of the question. But that’s something that Jim and Trent will discuss and figure out.”

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