49ers, with 8,000-mile trip on tap, deal with roster uncertainty for opener (paywall)
“Earlier in the offseason, after Los Angeles traded for Garrett, Lynch joked about reading an inspirational John Wooden quote that fell on deaf ears with Shanahan. The quote read: “Don’t lose sleep worrying about your competition. Let them lose sleep worrying about you,” to which Shanahan responded, “You know what? F John Wooden.”
The feeling is only exacerbated by the return of Donald. But Lynch still feels confident
in his team’s prospects ahead of the Rams showdown.
“They got better certainly with him deciding to come out of retirement,” Lynch said. “I think we’re pretty good, too.”
Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch discuss creating 49ers’ initial 2026 roster
“Who’s your starting left guard and who’s your backup running back?
KS: “Don’t know yet.”
On either one?
Nope. It’s the truth. Usually, we get all three of these practices and then by that Monday is like when we come in and usually do leadership council, captains and, ‘all right, this is who we’re rolling with.’ But, we haven’t had those three practices yet and we just added a new guy to the group too. So, it’s truly fluid.”
49ers roster moves: Safety, punter re-signed; 2 defensive players head to IR
“The 49ers announced they have re-signed safety Ashtyn Davis and punter Corliss Waitman to one-year deals. To make room on the roster, the team placed cornerback Nate Hobbs and linebacker Nick Martin on the injured reserve list.”
49ers lose UDFA Bryson Eason to the Chiefs; 2 players the Niners should add to the practice squad
“Eason fell to a numbers game at defensive tackle. It’s an unfortunate loss. He looked the part. Was a smart player who held his own against the run. There wasn’t much to offer in the passing game, but you could argue that’s true for the majority of the defensive tackles on the 49ers roster.
I’d love to be a fly on the wall to see how much draft status played a part in this decision. Eason outplayed Alfred Collins in the preseason. You could argue he was just as good, if not better, than CJ West during the games. But those were draft picks and you’re not going to cut ties with the players you invested in the draft just a year ago…[Isiah] Foskey played edge rusher for the Bengals. He was a second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. He had a strong preseason, recording 11 pressures. His tackling was shoddy, but Foskey showed enough as a pass rusher and was comfortable dropping into coverage, where it’s worth a waiver claim — especially for a team struggling to generate a pass rush.
Foskey has good size and length at nearly 6’5”, 264 pounds, with 34” arms. He ran a 4.58 40 and had a broad jump in the 89th percentile, so the get-off should be there. The 49ers would be banking on the second-round pedigree, Notre Dame’s all-time sack leader, and a player who plays hard. The idea is to upgrade your depth at edge rusher. Foskey allows you to get younger and more athletic.”
49ers initial roster + waivers reaction (paywall)
“I’m not shocked that Robert Jones was cut. He was bad all preseason. I’m also not shocked Cruz made it, though he was worse all preseason. With Lowe in question and Pleasants out four weeks, it makes more sense. I had Toth as making the roster, then heading to IR. I had Zakelj as a cut. They went on season-ending IR instead, which … is functionally the same (unless an injury settlement goes down).”
