Frank Gore says he'll sign 1-day contract, retire with 49ers after 16 seasons in NFL

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After 16 NFL seasons and exactly 16,000 rushing yards, Frank Gore is planning to retire with the team that drafted him – the San Francisco 49ers. 

Gore, 38, told the TheSFNiners podcast this week he plans to sign a one-day contract with the 49ers at some point in the next "couple of months," so he can retire as a Niner.

"We still trying to figure out when I'm going through my one-day contract to sign, do my retirement," Gore said. "I told [owner] Jed York I always want to be a Niner. So we working on that right now."

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Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium Dec. 28, 2014, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Gore spent the first 10 seasons of his career in San Francisco, where he made the Pro Bowl five times and rushed for at least 1,000 yards in eight of those seasons. 

After his time in San Francisco, the running back played for the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and New York Jets. He rushed for 4,927 total yards during those years. 

Gore has not played in the NFL since the 2020 season with the Jets, when he rushed for 653 yards on 198 carries and scored two touchdowns. 

New York Jets running back Frank Gore (21) is tackled by Los Angeles Rams defensive end Michael Brockers (90) during a game Dec. 20, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

During the 2020 season, Gore became the third running back in NFL history to record 16,000 rushing yards. 

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If Gore goes through with his