Per the report, which went live shortly before the Niners' Week 6 matchup on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers, the 49ers have already conducted a physical with Savage and are expected to do so again shortly.
Currently, San Francisco's only two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster are C.J. Beathard and Nick Mullens, who was promoted to the active roster after Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a season-ending ACL injury back in Week 3. Signing Savage likely means Mullens gets waived and could revert back to the practice squad if he clears waivers.
Savage was signed as a fourth-round NFL Draft pick by the Houston Texans back in 2014. He has a 57.5 career completion percentage with five touchdowns thrown (all in 2017) against seven interceptions. He signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the New Orleans Saints but didn't make the 53-man roster and was released.
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Peter Panacy has been writing about the 49ers since 2011 for outlets like Bleacher Report, Niner Noise, 49ers Webzone, and is occasionally heard as a guest on San Francisco's 95.7 FM The Game and the Niners' flagship station, KNBR 680. Feel free to follow him, or direct any inquiries to his Twitter account.
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Peter Panacy has been writing about the 49ers since 2011 for outlets like Bleacher Report, Niner Noise, 49ers Webzone, and is occasionally heard as a guest on San Francisco's 95.7 FM The Game and the Niners' flagship station, KNBR 680. Feel free to follow him, or direct any inquiries to his Twitter account.
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