49ers sign Darnell Dockett

— -- Defensive end  Darnell Dockett will stay in the NFC West next season, signing with the San Francisco 49ers, his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, announced Thursday on Twitter.

Dockett signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the 49ers, with $4 million being paid in the first season and $2 million guaranteed, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Dockett's 11-year run with the Arizona Cardinals ended after last Friday when he was released by the team.  The Cardinals were open to re-signing him at a lower rate than the $6.8 million he was scheduled to earn in 2015.

Dockett, 33, missed all of the 2014 season after tearing his ACL during training camp last August. Before last season, Dockett missed two games in 10 seasons.

He finished his career with the Cardinals with 459 tackles, 40.5 sacks, 12 fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles and four interceptions.

His three sacks in Super Bowl XLIII tied Reggie White for most in a Super Bowl.