Niners Nation
The San Francisco 49ers officially announced the signing of wide receiver Malik Turner. To make room, they placed edge rusher Bradlee Anae on the Injured Reserve. That’s a bummer for Anae, who made a few plays in the first preseason game for the Niners. Anae had three pressures and assisted on a pair of tackles. He was the 49ers’ second-highest graded run defender, behind Chase Lucas, according to Pro Football Focus. The move effectively ends Anae’s 2025 season.
The 49ers are banged up as a whole, but now the depth at edge rusher has taken a hit. Anae becomes the fifth edge rusher who’s injured on the roster:
Mykel Williams (hyperextended knee)
Sam Okuayinonu (groin)
Robert Beal (groin)
Yetur Gross-Matos (PUP)
Nick Bosa, Bryce Huff, Jonathan Garvin, Jaylon Allen, and the recently signed Trevis Gipson make up the healthy defensive ends. Unsurprisingly, the Niners brought in three players for a tryout to help with their depth, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco:
Keshawn Banks
William Bradley-King
Demone Harris
Banks was an undrafted free agent out of San Diego State in the 2023 NFL Draft. He’s spent time with the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, and Arizona Cardinals. Banks was also in the UFL for the Michigan Panthers in 2024.
Bradley-King was a seventh-rounder in 2021 out of Baylor. He was in Washington with the Commanders in 2021 and 2022, appearing in four games and registering seven tackles.
Finally, Demone Harris is an undrafted free agent from the 2018 NFL Draft. He’s appeared in 19 career games, totaling 22 tackles with Tampa Bay, Kansas City, Houston, and, most recently, the Atlanta Falcons, where Harris saw a career high in snaps last season at 208.
Kyle’s update, 2:55 p.m. PT: Per Aaron Wilson, the 49ers are signing Harris and Bradley-King after successful workouts.
