SANTA CLARA Ugo Amadi Jersey , Calif. (AP) — free-agent linebacker Kwon Alexander to a four-year contract worth $54 million.The two sides reached a deal quickly after teams were allowed to contact pending unrestricted free agents, a person familiar with the contract said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be finalized until the new league year starts Wednesday.Alexander entered the league as a fourth-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl his third season as a replacement for an injured player. But he tore the ACL in his left knee last October and played just six games. That didn’t stop San Francisco from rewarding him with the richest deal ever for an inside linebacker to pair him with 2018 third-round pick Fred Warner.The 49ers paid a steep price at linebacker just two years after using a first-round pick on Reuben Foster. Foster had a series of off-field problems and was released last November after being accused of domestic violence against a woman at the team hotel the night before playing Tampa Bay.Prosecutors ultimately decided not to pursue charges but the 49ers had already cut ties with Foster, who also was accused last offseason of domestic violence before that case was dropped when a judge ruled there wasn’t enough evidence after the accuser recanted her allegations.Alexander will be added to a defense that set an NFL record for futility with just seven takeaways, including a record-low two interceptions. As an inside linebacker, Alexander is not known as a playmaker but he does have six career interceptions, six forced fumbles Dwayne Haskins Jersey , two fumble recoveries and seven sacks in 46 games.Alexander’s most productive season came in 2016 when he led the NFL with 108 solo tackles and also had 12 tackles for loss. He has averaged 8.3 total tackles per game in his career, the sixth most in the league since 2015 among players with at least 25 games played. But Alexander also led the NFL with 67 missed tackles from 2015-17, according to SportRadar.Alexander has missed 14 games with injuries the past two seasons and also was suspended for four games as a rookie for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. The NFL is still out of its league when it comes to disciplining players for troubles off the field.Kareem Hunt is the latest example of the NFL’s delayed and inconsistent approach toward serious matters despite league efforts to improve following its mishandling of Ray Rice’s domestic violence case in 2014.From Greg Hardy to Mychal Kendricks to Reuben Foster, the NFL has taken different approaches on a case-by-case basis when players misbehave. That has drawn a backlash from critics who see such action as erratic and, at times, pandering to public perception.Hunt David Long Jersey , the former Kansas City running back, was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Friday after TMZ released a video showing him pushing and kicking a woman during a February scuffle at a Cleveland hotel. The video’s jolt across the sports world accelerated a case that had been, in effect, put on the backburner for both the club and the league, with Hunt losing his job the same day — a steep fall for an elite playmaker for one of the most explosive offenses in football.The Chiefs said Hunt had lied to them about the scuffle, an assertion Hunt acknowledged in an interview with ESPN on Sunday. But authorities never charged Hunt with a crime and the league’s internal investigation — under guidance implemented after the lengthy legal saga involving the former Ravens running back Rice — stalled when NFL officials couldn’t get in touch with the woman.Hunt said he never saw the video until it was released publicly. And he said the league never asked to speak with him directly.NFL officials say they tried several times to get video of the confrontation but couldn’t because the hotel said its corporate policy only allowed footage to be given to law enforcement. And Cleveland police say they didn’t pursue the video because it wasn’t a felony case.Now http://www.losangelesramsteamonline.com/bobby-evans-jersey , the NFL says it will make “further attempts to speak to the complainants involved in the incident,” and have “further conversations with all parties involved.”Just as it did during the Rice case in 2014, the NFL is changing its reaction amid jarring video, prompting new public outcry.But the league also must conform to the collective bargaining agreement, which gives players certain protections through their union. Still, the agreement grants Commissioner Roger Goodell ultimate authority to issue punishment. That has been a major point of contention for the NFL Players Association and is shaping up to be a major sticking point once the broader agreement expires in 2021.NFL and NFLPA officials did not respond to messages seeking comment from The Associated Press.Hunt cleared waivers on Monday and could sign with another team. He can’t play while he’s on the exempt list Greg Gaines Jersey , but it’s up to Goodell and league officials to decide when to take him off when — or if — they see fit.Foster was claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins last week after the San Francisco 49ers released the linebacker following a domestic violence arrest. Washington faced immediate criticism as the latest example of an organization looking past off-field troubles toward potential on-field production.In September, linebacker Mychal Kendricks pleaded guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy and was released by the Cleveland Browns. He was quickly signed by the Seattle Seahawks, then suspended for eight games by the NFL for his role in an insider trading scheme. Kendricks faces up to 25 years in prison with sentencing scheduled for next month.Still, Kendricks was officially reinstated by the NFL on Monday and has been with Seattle the past two weeks. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says team officials “don’t have any hesitation” about playing Kendricks against Minnesota next Monday night.Hardy was convicted in July 2014 of assaulting and threatening a woman who contended the 6-foot-4, 275-pound player threw her in a bathtub and onto a sofa covered with guns before threatening to kill her.He appealed the ruling and was allowed to play the first game of the season before the Carolina Panthers placed him on the exempt list. Hardy didn’t play the rest of the season but signed an incentive-laden, $13.1 million deal with the Cowboys and played 12 games in 2015 after serving a four-game suspension.He’s been out of the league the last three years Christian Wilkins Jersey , focusing on a mixed martial arts career with the UFC.