49ers exercise Alex Smith buy-back clause

Offensive lineman Justin Skule is back with the San Francisco 49ers after being waived last week. He went unclaimed and reverted back to the team's injured reserve list. Skule will not count against the 90-man (91, really, with Alfredo Gutiérrez not counting) roster but his $894,887 salary will count against the cap. The team used the vacant roster spot to sign offensive lineman Senio Kelemete to a one-year deal. Skule suffered a torn ACL during practice on Monday, June 7. Safety Tarvarius Moore was injured during the same session, suffering a torn Achilles. Last week, he underwent successful surgery to repair the damage. San Francisco made

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the New York Jets are signing former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ronald Blair. Blair visited with the 49ers in April and reportedly underwent a physical. However, no signing followed. Jets signed former 49ers' DE Ronald Blair, per source. Blair is reunited in NY with Jets' HC Robert Saleh.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 1, 2021 San Francisco released the

Pro Football Focus released its rankings of the top 32 outside cornerbacks and top 32 slot cornerbacks ahead of the 2021 season, and one player in each category represented the San Francisco 49ers. Jason Verrett came in at No. 22 among outside corners, while Williams sits at No. 8 within his respective group. San Francisco re-signed Verrett to a one-year deal in March. The defender reportedly turned down a multi-year offer to return to the 49ers. He initially signed with the team in 2019. Still, he did not

Five-time Pro Bowl and three-time first-team All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman remains unsigned after spending his last three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and his previous seven with the Seattle Seahawks. Those two teams remain among the favorites, along with the Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints, to sign Sherman, per Bovada and as shared by Odds Shark. Where will Richard Sherman play for game 1 of the 2021 NFL season? (Bovada)Seattle Seahawks +225San Fransisco 49ers +450New Orleans Saints +350New York Jets +950Las Vegas Raiders +225Los Angeles Chargers +950Indianapolis Colts