San Francisco 49ers free agent linebacker Gerald Hodges is beginning the start of the league year visiting with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to a report Thursday from Pro Football Talk.

Gerald Hodges will visit the Chiefs, per source. — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 9, 2017

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Hodges spent the bulk of the last two seasons with the 49ers as an inside linebacker in their 3-4 defense. San Francisco is transitioning to a 4-3 under new coordinator Robert Saleh and could make over the position entirely, with the exception of NaVorro Bowman.

The 49ers are expected to sign former Seahawks and Raiders linebacker Malcolm Smith, who played with Seattle when Saleh was a defensive assistant. Smith, of course, was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLVIII after the 2013 campain.

San Francisco signed fellow linebacker Ray Ray Armstrong to a two-year extension in December after he was lost for the season in Week 2 with a pectoral injury. Shayne Skov and Carl Bradford are also signed for 2017. Nick Bellore and Michael Wilhoite became free agents Thursday.