The San Francisco 49ers have parted ways with the following three players, reaching the 80-player limit required by 1 p.m. PT today.
- LB Jeremiah Gemmel (waived)
- TE Tanner Hudson (released)
- OT Sam Schlueter (waived/injured)
Sam Schlueter emerged from Saturday's preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings dealing with some knee tendinitis and was expected to be day-to-day.
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The 49ers needed to clear five roster spots before today's deadline. Earlier today, general manager John Lynch announced that San Francisco would place cornerback Jason Verrett on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list to start the season. Rookie defensive tackle Kalia Davis will start on the reserve/non-football-injury (NFI) list.
#49ers letting go of OT Sam Schlueter, LB Jeremiah Gemmel and TE Tanner Hudson.
Combined with the earlier moves with Jason Verrett and Kalia Davis, they are now down to the mandated 80-man roster.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) August 23, 2022
Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the roster for now, as none of today's moves involved the veteran quarterback. Before today's practice, general manager John Lynch was asked if the 49ers need to do anything with Garoppolo before today's deadline.
"No, he's doing great," Lynch responded, per Cam Inman of Bay Area News Group.
This is the second roster cut-down deadline ahead of the 2022 season. The first took place on August 16, when NFL teams had to get to a maximum of 85 players. In one week, by 1 p.m. PT on August 30, NFL teams will need to reach the 53-player roster limit.
Between now and then, the 49ers will place the Houston Texans in their preseason finale and then have 17 days until their regular-season opener at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears.