The 49ers’ 53-man roster is set, with a couple of exceptions. Multiple players included among Tuesday’s cuts will be back with the team. Some will also stick around via the practice squad. Here is how San Francisco reached the 53-man limit:
Released:
- TE Troy Fumagalli
- S Tashaun Gipson (story)
- CB Dontae Johnson
- WR Marcus Johnson
- TE Tyler Kroft
- OL Jordan Mills
- WR Willie Snead
- DL Akeem Spence
- QB Nate Sudfeld
- DL Kemoko Turay (story)
- WR Malik Turner
- DL Jordan Willis
Waived:
- DL Kevin Atkins
- DL Alex Barrett
- CB Tariq Castro-Fields
- OL Alfredo Gutierrez
- RB JaMycal Hasty
- S Tayler Hawkins
- CB Qwuantrezz Knight
- WR Tay Martin
- LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball
- LB Segun Olubi
- OL Jason Poe
- OL Justin Skule
- OL Keaton Sutherland
Kroft and Willis will be on the 53-man roster soon, according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, who notes (via Twitter) the two have agreed to re-sign with the 49ers. Each is a vested veteran, allowing them to skip the waiver process. A Bengals draftee, Kroft spent two seasons in Buffalo and was with the Jets in 2021. A rotational D-lineman, Willis has been with the 49ers since 2020.
These two will take the roster spots of Jimmie Ward and linebacker Curtis Robinson, who will each be placed on IR. By waiting until Wednesday to move each to IR, the 49ers will ensure Ward and Robinson can play in 2022. Ward suffered what appears to be a significant hamstring injury and will miss at least the first four games this season.
Hasty has resided as a fill-in back for the 49ers over the past two seasons; they have needed him in each. The team currently rosters Elijah Mitchell, Jeff Wilson, Trey Sermon and rookie Tyrion Davis-Price at running back. Snead and Turner signed with the 49ers this offseason; each has practice squad eligibility. Teams can carry up to six vested veterans on their 16-man taxi squads. Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy beat out Sudfeld for the 49ers’ No. 3 QB job. Offset language exists in Sudfeld’s deal, Maiocco tweets, allowing the 49ers to potentially be off the hook for the $2MM they guaranteed him.
Kyle Shanahan confirmed Tuesday that Jimmy Garoppolo — back after taking a pay cut — will be Trey Lance‘s top backup. While this would have been quite the gamble, Shanahan said Purdy would have been Lance’s backup had Garoppolo not accepted the pay cut (Twitter link via Maiocco).
What’s the difference between waived and released?
Usually, it typically depends on years of service, I think…But when you’re waived that means you keep your original contract, and you have to pass through waivers, where each team gets a chance to claim you. Whichever team that claims you, they pickup said players contract.l, but if no team claims a player, then the guaranteed part of your contract is paid out by your previous team, and then you would hit free agency looking for a new deal…
When you’re released, your contract is terminated, and you’re free to sign with whatever team you’d like.
(I could be wrong, but that’s the gist of it from my understanding. There are things like offset language, and different clauses that makes contracts a little more complicated, but the player still gets paid their guaranteed money, that just means the new team a player signs with will pay part or all of it..)
This means UDFA RB Jordan Mason made the final 53!!! Heck yeah, the dude is an absolute stud!!
I’m not sure why the writer ignored this fact, Richard. But you’re correct
A few surprises here, Brock Purdy winning a roster spot being one of them. I am surprised they waived Jason Poe. I hope he can come back to the practice squad. I heard nothing but excellent things about Poe throughout training camp. I’m also surprised they didn’t keep one more DB out of Johnson, Knight, and Castro-fields. I’m hope a couple of them will make the practice squad as well.
Also they should have cut Sermon. I’m surprised he is still on the team. And I liked him out of college being an OU fan.
Interesting going with 5 Rbs . Don’t know if we need that many
poe and turner are tough cuts man!