Ethan Westbrooks' time with the San Francisco 49ers lasted two days. The veteran defensive lineman was signed to a one-year deal on Wednesday and then released on Friday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Some transactions: The #Texans released CB Vernon Hargreaves, the former first rounder, and the #49ers have cut DT Ethan Westbrook.
The St. Louis Rams signed Westbrooks as an undrafted free agent out of West Texas A&M on May 13, 2014. He spent a month last offseason with the Oakland Raiders but was released on August 31, 2019.
Westbrooks (6-4, 287) did not play during a 2019 regular-season game.
Westbrooks has recorded 79 tackles, nine sacks, three passes defensed, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery in 67 games during his five NFL seasons, all with the Rams.
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