Rumor: 49ers already have deal in place for Adalius Thomas

The San Francisco 49ers announced several roster moves on Wednesday. The team has officially placed defensive linemen Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas on injured reserve, signed Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah to a one-year deal, and promoted defensive lineman Dion Jordan from the practice squad. The 49ers also signed defensive lineman Alex Barrett and running back Austin Walter to the practice squad. Bosa sustained his injury during the first quarter of Sunday's game against the New York Jets. He needed to be carted to the locker room for further tests. Two plays later, Thomas went down with his injury. He too needed to be carted to the locker room. San Francisco

For half of last season, the young San Francisco 49ers wide receivers had the benefit of having Emmanuel Sanders around. The veteran had a significant impact on then-rookie Deebo Samuel, who really emerged after the 49ers traded for Sanders. "Ever since he's been here, you can see kind of things changed a little bit," Samuel said before the Super Bowl. "We kind of got like a true vet in the room. He's been in the league so long, played in Super Bowls. Kind of like the knowledge that he passed down to us, we kind of don't have a choice but to listen to him." In his ninth NFL season, Mohamed Sanu is now the most experienced player in the wide receiver room. He's

The San Francisco 49ers officially announced the signing of wide receiver Mohamed Sanu Friday, while placing wide receiver Richie James on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. Sanu, 31, is in his ninth NFL season after being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Rutgers. Sanu spent four seasons with the Bengals before moving on to the Atlanta Falcons in 2016, where he remained until being traded to the New England Patriots in 2019. Sanu became a free agent after being released by the Patriots on September 3. The addition of Sanu (6-2, 215) boosts a depleted 49ers receiving corps that in