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49ers sign 21 rookies and cut 4 players, including QB Dylan Thompson
May 6, 2016 at 11:44 AM
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The San Francisco 49ers announced on Friday that they have signed nine of their 11 drafted rookie class, per Chris Biderman of
Niners Wire. The only rookies that remain unsigned are first-round selection
Joshua Garnett, a guard out of Stanford, and third-round selection
Will Redmond, a cornerback out of Mississippi State.
The signing of first round selection
DeForest Buckner was
first reported earlier today by Rand Getlin of
NFL Network.
You can see what the contracts for each drafted rookie are likely to look like by viewing
each player's estimated salary courtesy of salary cap site
Spotrac.com.
The 49ers released four players. They are
QB Dylan Thompson,
G Jordan Devey,
K Corey Acosta, and
RB Kendall Gaskins, per Eric Branch of the
San Francisco Chronicle.
Thompson was part of a crowded quarterback group that includes
Colin Kaepernick and
Blaine Gabbert, who will likely battle for the starting job. The team also signed free agent
Thad Lewis and drafted
Jeff Driskel out of Louisiana Tech in the sixth round of the draft.
The 49ers have also signed the following 12 undrafted free agents.
LB Kevin Anderson, Stanford
OL Alex Balducci, Oregon
S Jared Bell, Colorado
WR Devon Cajuste, Stanford
DL Demetrius Cherry, Arizona State
LB Jason Fanaika, Utah
LB Lenny Jones, Nevada
DL Darren Lake, Alabama
K John Lunsford, Liberty
OL Blake Muir, Baylor
OL Norman Price, Southern Mississippi
WR Bryce Treggs, California
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