Keshawn Martin is latest vagabond receiver to join 49ers
Sep 29, 2016 at 4:30 PM
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Wide receiver Keshawn Martin is living in a hotel, has a temporary nameplate taped to his locker in the 49ers' facility and is spending his free time studying a foreign playbook. Martin, who was signed Tuesday, is the latest face to join one of the NFL's most feeble passing attacks. After three games, the 49ers rank 30th in the NFL in passing yards per game (175.3) and have the fewest completions of 20-plus yards (five) in the league. The new players have joined rookie sixth-round pick Aaron Burbridge (zero catches), Quinton Patton (45 career catches) and Torrey Smith, the most accomplished member who is miscast as a No. 1 wideout. The 49ers signed wide receiver Eric Rogers, who led the CFL in receiving yards last year, but otherwise didn't address the position until they selected Burbridge with the 213th overall pick. Even if Rogers and Bruce Ellington hadn't sustained season-ending injuries in the summer, the 49ers were still prepared to enter the regular season with one wide receiver (Smith) who had more than 36 career catches. Kerley leads the 49ers in catches (12) and yards (114), although those figures rank 60th and 92nd in the NFL, respectively. Martin, who was among the...
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