San Francisco 49ers Make Cuts To Final Roster
The San Francisco 49ers have whittled their roster down to 53 guys, including some veterans who were fully expected to make the team.
The biggest of those names is versatile offensive lineman Adam Snyder. With plenty of questions on the offensive line — including the status of Alex Boone and the injury to Marcus Martin — he could have been useful this season.
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Also not on the list for the San Francisco 49ers are a few special-teams aces in Kassim Osgood, C.J. Spillman, and Kevin McDermott.
All three quarterbacks made the 53-man roster, which was a point of contention throughout the preseason, although Jim Harbaugh had expressed his interest in keeping all three after the San Francisco 49ers’ final preseason game.
There are plenty of receivers who had question marks as well, such as Steve Johnson, Quinton Patton, and Brandon Lloyd, all of whom made the roster. There are rumors that one or two of the veterans may have been cut to avoid paying their full guaranteed money and could be signed in a few days or two to non-guaranteed contracts.
Cornerback Kenneth Acker and fullback Will Tukuafu were both placed on the injured reserve list. Here’s what the head ball coach had to say about some of the moves:
Lastly, practice-squad eligible players are marked with an asterisk. These players must pass through waivers first. There are 10 spots available on the practice squad.
Here is the full list of released players:
Running Back: *Glenn Winston, Alfonso Smith
Guard: *Al Netter, *Ryan Seymour, Adam Snyder
Offensive Tackle: *Carter Bykowski, *Michael Philipp
Tight End: *Asante Cleveland
Wide Receiver: Kassim Osgood, *Lance Lewis, *L’Damian Washington
Defensive Tackle: *Lawrence Okoye
Nose Tackle: *Mike Purcell
Linebacker: *Shayne Skov, *Chase Thomas
Cornerback: *Darryl Morris
Safety: C.J. Spillman, Bubba Ventrone
Long Snapper: *Kevin McDermott
San Francisco 49ers 53-man Roster
Offense
Quarterbacks: Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert, Josh Johnson
Running backs: Frank Gore, Carlos Hyde, LaMichael James
Fullbacks: Bruce Miller
Wide receivers: Anquan Boldin, Michael Crabtree, Steve Johnson, Brandon Lloyd, Quinton Patton, Bruce Ellington
Tight ends: Vernon Davis, Vance McDonald, Derek Carrier
Tackles: Mike Iupati, Anthony Davis, Jonathan Martin,
Guards: T Joe Staley, Joe Looney, Dillon Farrell
Centers: Daniel Kilgore, Marcus Martin
Defense
Defensive linemen: Justin Smith, Ian Williams, Ray McDonald, Tank Carradine, Quinton Dial, Tony Jerod-Eddie, Demarcus Dobbs, Glenn Dorsey
Inside linebackers: Patrick Willis, Michael Wilhoite, Chris Borland, Nick Moody
Outside linebackers: Ahmad Brooks, Corey Lemonier, Dan Skuta, Aaron Lynch
Cornerbacks: Tramaine Brock, Chris Culliver, Chris Cook, Perrish Cox, Dontae Johnson
Safeties: Eric Reid, Antoine Bethea, Jimmie Ward, Craig Dahl, L.J. McCray
Special Teams
Kicker: Phil Dawson
Punter: Andy Lee
Long Snapper: Kyle Nelson