Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.” Construction in Santa Clara continues. The 49ers’ roster took more steps toward its Week 1 form on Wednesday, but there’s clearly work still needed at the wide receiver position — and much of it seems dependent on a resolution …
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The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have claimed DL Jordan Jefferson off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars. In order to make room on the roster, the team waived DL Evan Anderson. In addition, the team has signed the following 13 players to the team’s practice squad: CB Eli AppleWR Junior BergenDL William Bradley-KingDB Derrick CanteenWR Robbie ChosenDL Trevis GipsonLB …
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers addressed their threadbare wide receiver room on Wednesday by signing speedster Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a one-year deal, according to a league source. Valdes-Scantling checks a number of boxes for the 49ers. He’s a deep threat who averaged 22.6 yards per reception last season in eight games with the New Orleans Saints. The …
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Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling didn’t have to wait long to find a new team. The Seahawks released Valdes-Scantling in one of the moves they made to drop their roster to 53 players this week and his agents told Tom Pelissero of NFL Media that their client will be signing with the 49ers. It’s no surprise that the 49ers were looking …
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The 49ers made a number of moves involving wide receivers on their way to the 53-man roster limit on Tuesday. As expected, they moved Brandon Aiyuk to the reserve version of the physically unable to perform list. That makes him ineligible to play in the first four games as he continues to recover from last year’s torn ACL. The 49ers …
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In trimming their roster to 53 players Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers waived promising rookie defensive tackle Sebastian Valdez, kept exactly two healthy receivers and released their punter. All of which strongly suggests that the initial roster is just that — an early draft. Veteran punter Thomas Morstead — who posted on X “R-E-L-A-X” minutes after …
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San Francisco enters the year with two quarterbacks on the active roster. Purdy, a seventh-round pick in 2022, has signed a five-year extension, solidifying his place as the franchise quarterback after throwing for nearly 10,000 yards and 64 touchdowns in 36 starts. Behind him, the 49ers signed Jones to a two-year deal this offseason, a former first-round pick who has …
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The 49ers have to trim their roster down to 53 players by 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. But the 49ers won’t make all their roster cuts at once. From now until then, the 49ers will release and waive players intermittently. In fact, they already have cut a few. Here is everything you need to know about these cuts as they …
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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 …
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We’ve made it. The preseason is officially over, and we can now turn our energy to the initial 53-man roster and Week 1. The San Francisco 49ers closed out the preseason with a 30-23 win over Trey Lance, Jim Harbaugh, and the Los Angeles Chargers in a game that felt like it took a lifetime to complete. The win on …
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