The 49ers this week put two players on the sideline by injury and ruled out seven more from playing at the end of the season against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
Therefore, they had to make a final round of changes to the squad just to be able to put a team into the Week 17 game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The 49ers announced on Saturday:
–Kicker Tristan Vizcaino was pulled from the training team. Vizcaino will make his NFL debut on Sunday, with Robbie Gould unavailable to play while on the NFL reserve / COVID-19 list.
– Veteran wide receiver Jordan Mathews, who has played two games in the past two seasons with the 49ers, has also been activated on the training team.
– Veteran guard Tom Compton was removed from the injured reserve after being released from the NFL’s concussion protocol this week. He started three games as a right guard this season.
– Striker Josiah Coatney (Mississippi) and striker Isaiah Williams (Akron) were activated from the training team as replacements for COVID-19.
– The 49ers hired former Chargers bettor Drew Kaser for the training team and dismissed striker Aaron Neary from the training team.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said on Friday that he wanted to activate veteran quarterback Josh Johnson from the training team, but was unsure if the team could do that because of other moves that had to be made.
As Johnson was not elevated, Josh Rosen will again enter the game as a substitute for holder CJ Beathard.
Last-placed 49ers enter the final game of the underman season against NFC champion West Seahawks.
On Friday, the 49ers placed left tackle Trent Williams (elbow) and defensive side Jordan Willis (ankle) in the injured reserve.
They ruled out the following players: wide receivers Deebo Samuel (thigh) and Brandon Aiyuk (ankle), strikers Javon Kinlaw (knee) and Kevin Givens (personal motives), linebacker Dre Greenlaw (calf) and defenders Richard Sherman (calf) )) and K’Waun Williams (shin).
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The season has been unique, with 49ers moving on the roster as long as possible before each game to put the new players in uniform. The 49ers’ injury situations often left the club uncertain about which players would be available by the end of the week.
“I kind of got kind of numb,” said Shanahan. “I’m used to it. I stayed up Friday nights and did things that completely change on Saturday morning before I even spoke to people, because I’m getting text messages about the people you lose.
“It happened on Sunday morning, just before a game goes, where you have to change the openers and things like that. So a lot of things happen, especially with the problems of COVID. But I think the most difficult thing for us has this year is how many people died immediately from injuries. “
The 49ers will end the season with Gould, long-snapper Taybor Pepper, wide receiver Trent Taylor and reserve central Hroniss Grasu on the reserve / COVID-19 list.
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