Overview
- Detroit announced the signing Wednesday with contract terms undisclosed.
- Bartch opened 2025 as San Francisco's starting left guard before ankle and foot injuries limited him to six games and two starts.
- In roughly 200 snaps last season, he drew no penalties, allowed no sacks or quarterback hits, and earned a 71.7 grade from Pro Football Focus.
- His arrival follows San Francisco's shuffle at left guard, with Robert Jones, Connor Colby and Brett Toth now set to compete for the job after the team added Jones earlier in the week.
- A 2020 fourth-round pick out of Division III Saint John's, he has 24 career starts but has dealt with a 2022 knee injury and later ankle and foot setbacks, making Detroit a fresh chance to win snaps on the interior.