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:

Jim Harbaugh on changes to special teams units: "There's young players that are going to have to rise to the challenge."
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 30, 2014

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