Charvarius Ward set to join San Francisco 49ers on…

Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward intends to sign a three-year deal worth up to $42 million, including $26.7 million guaranteed, with the San Francisco 49ers, his agency, Universal Sports & Entertainment Management, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

Ward, who turns 26 on May 16, has been a regular in the Chiefs’ starting lineup since late in the 2018 season, when he joined the team as a rookie after a trade with the Dallas Cowboys.

Ward was a significant part of their defensive turnaround this past season. He is big enough to play press-man coverage and was an excellent tackler during the regular season, missing only 5% of his attempts, according to Pro Football Focus. That was the lowest rate for a cornerback since 2019.

In four seasons with the Chiefs, Ward played 67 games with 53 starts. He had four interceptions.

He appeared to put the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIII with his interception of a Tom Brady pass late in the fourth quarter of the 2018 AFC Championship Game, but teammate Dee Ford was penalized for lining up offside to nullify the play. The Patriots wound up winning in overtime to advance to the Super Bowl.

Ward joined the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and was traded to the Chiefs shortly before the start of the regular season.

ESPN’s Adam Teicher and Kevin Seifert contributed to this report.