Archives for August 2022

The 49ers’ initial 53-man roster got a shakeup Wednesday when they announced a couple roster moves. First, they claimed offensive lineman Blake Hance off waivers, and added him to the roster by waiving running back Trey Sermon. The club also placed linebacker Curtis Robinson and free safety Jimmie Ward on injured reserve, then signed defensive end Jordan Willis along with tight … [Read more...] about Updated 49ers roster after additions, other moves

The 49ers, as we’ve said, couldn’t have planned it any better — if they even planned it. With no starting quarterbacks injured elsewhere and no one willing to trade for Jimmy Garoppolo, the former starter assessed his options and realized his best play was to drop his base salary from $25.62 million to $6.5 million [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan has no qualms about Jimmy Garoppolo’s readiness

49ers running back Elijah Mitchell had a productive rookie season in 2021, but it could have been even better if he was more available to the team. Mitchell posted 963 rushing yards despite missing six games due to a variety of injuries that could be attributed to his running style. Mitchell was not shy about [more] … [Read more...] about Elijah Mitchell: I’m focused on making people miss instead of running into them

The Commanders didn’t wait long to make some changes to their 53-man roster. They have claimed a pair of defensive backs off of waivers a day after cuts were made around the league. Tariq Castro-Fields and Rachad Wildgoose are the new additions to the secondary. Castro-Fields was a sixth-round pick out of Penn State by [more] … [Read more...] about Commanders claim Tariq Castro-Fields, Rachad Wildgoose

The 49ers have added some offensive line depth. San Francisco has claimed Blake Hance, per the transaction wire. The Browns cut Hance earlier this week. He appeared in all 17 games with eight starts for Cleveland last year and was on the field for 58 percent of the team’s offensive snaps. Hance entered the league [more] … [Read more...] about 49ers claim Blake Hance

The 49ers kept five running backs on their initial 53-player roster Tuesday. They reduced it to four Wednesday. The team cut Trey Sermon, a third-round choice in 2021, to make room for the addition of offensive lineman Blake Hance. The 49ers claimed Hence off waivers from the Browns earlier in the day. Sermon’s departure leaves [more] … [Read more...] about 49ers waive Trey Sermon, place Jimmie Ward on injured reserve