John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan discuss 49ers’ 53-man roster
“San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch spoke to reporters on Wednesday, the day after the team reduced its roster to 53 players. Here’s everything they shared.”

49ers claim DT Jordan Jefferson off waivers from Jaguars
“The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Jefferson (6-3, 316) in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft. As a rookie in the 2024 season, he appeared in eight games for the Jaguars, logging 12 total tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed.”

**[49ers add Marquez Valdes-Scantling, per source. Is Kendrick...

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke about the 53-man roster on Wednesday afternoon. Let’s discuss the injury updates and signings.

John Lynch said wide receiver Russell Gage will be on the 53-man roster and on the practice field Wednesday afternoon. Gage will join Ricky Pearsall and Skyy Moore.

Shanahan said he’s “optimistic” that starters Ben Bartch and Dominick Puni will return by Week 1:

“We’re hoping so. I guess I would say that would be trending in the right direction. We won’t know that until next week. We got Bartch back out on...

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch spoke to the media on Wednesday, shortly after the team got its practice squad settled amid a flurry of roster moves.

However, one of the biggest topics of conversation revolved around one of the longer-tenured 49ers: wide receiver Jauan Jennings.

Jennings has not practiced recently due to a calf injury, which has kept his status for Week 1 up in the air. But, he has also been looking for a new contract, just one year after signing a two-year, $15.4 million extension with the 49ers.

Acknowledging the subject, Lynch confirmed that the wideout...

The San Francisco 49ers re-signed punter Thomas Morstead to a one-year deal. If you were hoping the 49ers would go into the season without a punter, we’re sorry to disappoint you.

Morstead didn’t exactly light it up in the preseason. He had 12 punts with a net average of 38.3 yards. It’s clear that he’s the Niners guy this season after special teams coordinator Brant Boyer brought him over. We’ll be keeping a close eye on Morstead to see how much different he is from Mitch Wishnowsky.

Wide receiver Jacob Cowing is headed to the Injured Reserve list. Head coach...

The San Francisco 49ers have announced their 13-person practice squad:

The 49ers practice squad:

CB​ Eli Apple
WR Junior Bergen
DL​ William Bradley-King
S Derrick Canteen
WR​ Robbie Chosen
DL​ Trevis Gipson
LB​ Jalen Graham
OL​ Drake Nugent
LB​ Curtis Robinson
WR​ Malik Turner
DL ​Sebastian Valdez
TE​ Brayden Willis
OL​ Nick Zakelj

The team officially announced that they claimed defensive tackle Jordan Jefferson. To make room for Jefferson, defensive tackle Evan Anderson was waived. Anderson appeared in 12 games last year, but he was an undrafted free agent and played in a different scheme. Jefferson is a big, run-stopping...

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The San Francisco 49ers roster is set. Until they make three or four more moves this week. In this post, we’ll play the hindsight game ahead of the regular season and talk about which moves the Niners will regret a month or three by now. Here are the four “regrets,” and you can decide at the end.

Trading Jordan Mason --------------------...

It’ll be interesting once we find out which players the San Francisco 49ers claimed. It won’t be surprising to see the team active, especially in the wide receiver market. After all, outside of Ricky Pearsall and the recently acquired Skyy Moore, there aren’t many, if any, healthy wideouts on the roster.

So what will Wednesday bring? Per Aaron Wilson, wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling will decide between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Niners. Valdes-Scantling only caught two passes in six games with the Buffalo Bills last year. The 30-year-old has extensive experience, but his most recent productive season in the NFL...

The San Francisco 49ers have over 40 players who could be subject to waivers as they look to cut down from 90 players to 53 by the August 26 deadline and beyond.

Of course, several players on their rookie contracts should be safe from getting waived, such as wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and 2025 first-round pick Mykel Williams. But, if any of these players are waived this week, they will be subject to the waiver wire pool and can be claimed by another team.

If not, they can be a part of San Francisco’s 16-man practice squad, which will likely...

49ers 53-man roster: Sebastian ‘Hulk’ Valdez waived; WR group needs help (paywall)
“Veteran punter Thomas Morstead — who posted on X “R-E-L-A-X” minutes after his name appeared on the cuts list — is poised to re-sign as early as Wednesday, when the team will also start building a practice squad and bulking up its weakest spots.

Practice squad candidates include Valdez, receiver Russell Gage, tight end Brayden Willis and linebacker Curtis Robinson. If Gage lands there, he could be someone the 49ers elevate to the active roster on game days early in the season. With Demarcus Robinson suspended for three...

The San Francisco 49ers have released their “final” 53-man roster. We can expect several changes in the coming days, from IR moves to waiver claims. As it stands, here’s how the roster looks as of today.

Quarterbacks – Brock Purdy, Mac Jones

We’ll see if the 49ers decide on Tanner Mordecai or Carter Bradley as their practice squad quarterback. The team could also elect to go outside of the roster. Otherwise, there are no surprises here. Like always, in an ideal season, we never mentioned the name Mac Jones.

**Running back – Christian McCaffrey, Brian Robinson, Isaac Guerendo, Jordan...

Today is the day. The San Francisco 49ers and the entire NFL have their deadline to cut down their rosters to 53 players. With the season kicking off on Sunday, September 7th, the initial 53-man roster is far from concrete, but the team does have tough decisions to make. With that being said, let’s get into my final prediction for the first 53-man roster.

QB: Brock Purdy and Mac Jones

This is simple. Purdy and Jones will be the two quarterbacks kept as the 49ers crunch the numbers and sneak players on at other positions. It’s safe to assume that...

Tuesday is officially cutdown day in the NFL. Teams have a limited time to finalize their rosters. We’re keeping track of any notable names that might be able to help the San Francisco 49ers.

The New York Giants waived 2022 third-round pick Greg Dulcich. The 6’4″, 245-pound receiver caught 33 passes for 411 yards as a rookie with the Denver Broncos, but got the boot last year after Denver brought in a new coach. Dulcich did not catch a pass last season for the New York Giants.

Pass catchers will be the theme here. The Miami Dolphins waived Erik Ezukanma,...