Logan Thomas arrived in San Francisco as an intriguing George Kittle backup choice, however the veteran pass-catcher is already out of the image. The 49ers released the recent free-agency addition as a part of a roster shuffle on Friday.
San Francisco, which agreed to phrases with punter Pressley Harvin
earlier on Friday, additionally positioned defensive lineman Austin Bryant on IR. Bryant was going into his second season with the 49ers. Bryant sustained an harm this week, ESPN.com’s Nick Wagoner tweeted.
This information comes after Thomas has missed time as a consequence of a hamstring harm. The previous quarterback went down early throughout coaching camp. The 49ers misplaced former Kittle backups Ross Dwelley and Charlie Woerner this offseason and saw the Lions match their Brock Wright RFA supply sheet. Thomas could find yourself discovering a gig elsewhere, however he’s now going into his age-33 season.
Thomas signed a vet-minimum deal in June however will see a second workforce drop him this yr. The Commanders, who had prolonged their TE starter in 2021, launched the 6-foot-6 weapon early this offseason. Thomas’ previous manufacturing, inconsistent because it was, might generate one other likelihood as soon as he heals up. The previous sixth-round Cardinals QB choose transformed to tight finish halfway by way of his profession and earned a three-year, $24.1M extension from Washington for his effort.
An ACL tear sidetracked Thomas following his 2020 breakthrough (72 receptions, 672 yards, six touchdowns),and he didn’t eclipse 350 yards in both of the next two seasons. In Eric Bieniemy‘s offense final yr, the Terry McLaurin complementary goal bounced again with a 496-yard, four-touchdown displaying. Definitely not overly spectacular numbers for a workforce’s high receiving tight finish, however Professional Soccer Focus did rank the QB convert seventeenth amongst TEs in run blocking. That may have appealed to the 49ers, however they’re giving up early.
Shedding Woerner and Dwelley to the Falcons and seeing the Lions retain Wright, the 49ers do nonetheless have a variable behind Kittle. Third-round choose Cameron Latu missed his complete rookie season with an ACL tear. Whereas the 49ers considered the Alabama product as extra of a developmental participant — therefore the Wright and Thomas strikes — he has returned to work this offseason. Veteran Eric Saubert and 2023 seventh-rounder Brayden Willis (48 snaps in 2023) are additionally nonetheless on the workforce’s roster behind Kittle.
