Banta-Cain signs for 3-yrs, $12.2 million; Steelers sign Lee to offer sheet
Matt Maiocco has reported that outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, formerly a member of the Patriots, has officially signed with the 49ers.
Banta-Cain signed a three year, $12.2 million contract.
Steelers sign Andy Lee to an offer sheet
Matt also reports that the Steelers have signed punter Andy Lee to an offer sheet. If the 49ers declined to match the offer, they would receive a sixth round draft pick from the Steelers as compensation.
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49ers sign two to the practice squad, announce other moves
The San Francisco 49ers announced the following practice squad moves ahead of Sunday's Week 13 clash with the Seattle Seahawks.
LB Justin March and S Doug Middleton were signed to the practice squad
WR Devin Funchess was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list
S Kai Nacua has been released from the practice squad
The 49ers Communications staff provided the following rundown.
March (6-0, 222) originally entered the NFL after signing with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2015. Throughout his six-year career with the Chiefs (2015-16), Miami Dolphins (2017), Seattle Seahawks (2017), and Dallas Cowboys (2017-20), he has appeared in 59 games (five starts)
49ers place newly-signed safety on injured reserve, re-sign Kai Nacua to practice squad
On Wednesday, the San Francisco 49ers signed safety Doug Middleton to the practice squad. One day later, the team placed him on the injured reserve list.
The situation has prompted the 49ers to re-sign safety Kai Nacua to the practice squad. San Francisco released Nacua on Wednesday as part of a move to make room on the practice squad for Middleton and linebacker Justin March.
The 49ers initially signed Nacua to the practice squad on November 24, 2020. He spent part of last season on the active roster and signed a one-year extension to remain with the team on February 11.
Nacua entered the NFL with the Cleveland Browns in 2017 as an undrafted free agent out of BYU. He has appeared in 22 games with three starts while recording 15 tackles, a tackle for
49ers sign WR Austin Mack, LB Curtis Robinson to practice squad, release two
The San Francisco 49ers announced the following roster moves.
WR Austin Mack and LB Curtis Robinson signed to the practice squad
WR Devin Funchess and LB Justin March released from the practice squad
March was activated from the practice squad ahead of Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks. On Monday, he reverted back to the practice squad before being released.
Funchess was placed on injured reserve on November 30.
The 49ers Communications staff provided the following rundown.
Mack (6-2, 215) originally entered the NFL after signing with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2020. As a rookie in 2020, he split time between the team's practice
