San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan called kicker Eddy Pineiro a “very fiery guy” on Monday and said he was “Pumped that we’ve been able to get him on the Niners. The 49ers hosted three kickers
on Tuesday, with Eddy Pineiro nursing a Grade 1 hamstring injury that could keep him out a week or two.
Per The Athletic’s Matt Barrows, they were:
Tanner Brown
Anders Carlson
John Parker Romo
Brown spent the 2023 preseason with the Los Angeles Rams, who signed him as an undrafted free agent after the 2023 NFL Draft. Brown made all four of his extra point attempts, but only two of his four field goal tries. He missed from 30-39 yards and 40-49 yards. That is the extent of Brown’s kicking experience.
Carlson spent time with the 49ers last season, making all five of his kicks, including going 2-for-2 from 50+ yards. Carlson missed one point after the attempt. During his career, Carlson has made 40 of 48 attempts, including six of eight from 50+ yards.
Lastly, Romo, who appeared in seven games this season for the Atlanta Falcons. He was 11 for 14, but missed the game-tying extra point a few weeks ago against the New England Patriots in the fourth quarter. Romo was brought in by Atlanta after they had issues with their previous kicker, Younghoe Koo. Romo was with the Patriots during training camp before being released on cut-down day. He signed with Atlanta after Week 1.
With the new “dynamic” kickoff rules, accuracy will be critical. The 49ers are currently 27th in schedule-adjusted efficiency on kickoffs, so there was already little room for error in that department.
