San Francisco 49ers: 7 Players on the Hot Seat This Offseason

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November 8, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) stands on the sideline against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

The San Francisco 49ers have some decisions to make regarding the personnel who will be representing the team in 2016. Niner Noise takes a look at seven players who are on the hot seat at the conclusion of this season.

Several factors will go into who is kept on the team and who will be released – such as current contract and salary cap hit, age, past production and viewpoint of future production, and team need.

The following seven current 49ers are on the hot seat due to them failing some or all of the above factors. How management views these particular players is up for debate. Nothing of course will be decided until after the final season review and exit interviews are conducted. Any front office or coaching changes would also change things.

Here are the following seven 49ers players who sit on the hot seat (in no particular order).

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