49ers pick up fifth-year option on Eric Reid

San Francisco 49ers free safety Eric Reid. (Julio Cortez/AP)

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Safety Eric Reid has had his fifth-year contract option exercised by the San Francisco 49ers for the 2017 season.

The team announced the expected move Monday.

Reid was San Francisco’s first-round draft pick selected 18th overall out of LSU in 2013.

The 24-year-old defender has played and started all but one game since joining the Niners, making 189 tackles with seven interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble.

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