Shanahan states 49ers intend to sign Jason Verrett to practice squad

The 49ers are looking to bring a very familiar cornerback back to the Bay Area. Kyle Shanahan shared on Friday after practice that the team had worked out veteran corner Jason Verrett on Thursday and plans to sign him to the team's practice squad in the coming days. "We tried him out," Shanahan said. "We don't have him signed yet. [We'll] work over that this weekend and see how that ends up for next week. Most likely practice squad. That's where he was in Houston [Texans], but nothing official yet." Verrett was selected by the then-San Diego Chargers as the No. 25 overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft and spent four seasons in Southern California. The shut-down corner appeared in only 25 games over that span due to a rash of devastating injuries including an ACL tear in 2016. In 2019, the 49ers signed Verrett to a one-year prove-it deal as he made his way back from an Achilles tear that he suffered in training camp the year prior. A knee injury in Week 3 of 2019 ended his campaign early, but the club re-signed Verrett the following year after he considered retiring. In 2020, Verrett appeared in 13 games for the 49ers and recorded 60 tackles — 50 solo, two for a loss and two...