B.W. Webb is heading to San Francisco. The veteran cornerback is signing with the 49ers, reports ESPN’s Field Yates (via Twitter).
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The 2013 fourth-round pick has earned journeyman status after spending time with nine teams in eight years. Webb actually had two of his better NFL seasons in 2018 and 2019, collecting 82 tackles, 13 passes defended, and two interceptions in 31 games (25 starts) split between the Giants and Bengals. In total, the 31-year-old has seen time in 80 career games, and he got into a single playoff game with the Steelers in 2014.
Webb signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals last August, but he ended up getting cut less than a week later. The veteran didn’t sign with a club for the rest of the 2020 campaign.
The 49ers could temporarily use some extra bodies at cornerback. Emmanuel Moseley is on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Tim Harris Jr. is sidelined with a hamstring injury, and Dontae Johnson is dealing with a foot injury. Webb still has an uphill battle to make San Francisco’s roster, but he’ll get a chance at an extended look over (at least) the next few practices.
bad sign for the niners if he makes the team
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Wish we got Dre Kirkpatrick tbh… none of our corners other than Dontae Johnson and Tim Harris Jr are 6’0ft tall. Verrett/Mosley/Kwaun/Lenoir-all under 5’11, with Ambry Thomas at 6ft exactly. For a team that’s had 6’3 CB’s in Ahkello and Sherm since DAY1 of the Shanny/Lynch regime, I’m a tad worried. Not saying short corners can’t play, just that we’re in a division with a Rams team that doesn’t have a WR under 6ft tall, another team that has DeAndre Hopkins and AJ Green, and another team that has DK Metcalf. Having a guy that’s 6’2-6’3 to rotate in would be nice.
I remember seeing a star where Mosley was the best CB in the league covering Metcalf, but I’m sure Metcalf is going to keep getting better. I was hoping we’d draft Melifonwu or Paulson Adebo in the 3rd, or any CB 6’2+ before the 4th round tbh. Regardless if he plays slot(like our 6footer Ambry Thomas) or outside, i was comfortable that Mosley could move to nickel if we got outside CB and he could stay outside if the big CB was a slot guy. That WAS before re-signing Kwaun though, however in the long run, Kwaun IS over 30 and isn’t the future of our CB group.
I’d imagine the Niners dream is for Jimmy G to play well enough to where we can have Trey Lance finish 4 or 5+ blowout games and look great, then have a team offer at least a 1st, maybe a 1 and a 2 for him. Then we use his $30m in cap to go steal an elite CB in free agency for like, $12-15million. I’d imagine the rest would be used for guys like Greenlaw/McGlinchey/etc