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49ers release Erik Pears and Busta Anderson

Aug 28, 2016 at 11:38 AM--


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The San Francisco 49ers announced today that they have released OT Erik Pears and TE Busta Anderson. The moves bring the roster down to 77 players.

The 49ers have until Tuesday at 1 PM PT to get their roster down to 75 players.


The team had already released the following players on Saturday.

WR DiAndre Campbell
RB Kendall Gaskins
DT Darren Lake
K John Lunsford
LB Wynton McManis
OG Blake Muir
OG Ian Silberman
WR Jerome Simpson
CB Cleveland Wallace



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