49ers place Curtis Taylor on IR; Brit Miller to 53-man roster

by David Fucillo (Fooch) on Dec 1, 2009 3:53 PM PST in News Comment 26 comments

Safety Curtis Taylor's rookie season has come to a premature end due to the hip strain he suffered Sunday against the Jaguars. A hip strain does not come across as super serious, but clearly it's something the team does not want aggravated. The 49ers placed Taylor on the Injured Reserve list and replaced him on the 53-man roster with FB Brit Miller. Miller is replaced on the practice squad by WR Rodney Wright.

Miller was claimed off waivers from Carolina and had a fairly solid training camp with the 49ers. The numbers game kept him off the 53-man roster at that point, but obviously the team still likes him. If Michael Robinson is still suffering from concussion issues this week, we could see Miller be active on Sunday at Seattle in a special teams role.

As for Wright, he's actually from Bakersfield and played his college ball at Fresno State. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round (250th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft and spent two seasons on the Bills practice squad. Wright then played for the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL from 2005-2008. Wright signed the Kansas City Chiefs in April 2009 and was signed to their practice squad following the final cut down. He was released by the Chiefs on September 16.

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Did we find our KR/PR

Wright is a Bakersfield Man, woop woop, i’m actually from Bakersfield As well, is anybody else?

by D-9er on Dec 1, 2009 4:29 PM PST reply actions

yo'

Bakersfield-Lamont area right here! go 49ers!

by nacho49 on Dec 1, 2009 9:22 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

NO

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are"

by Bo$$Ixta! on Dec 1, 2009 4:47 PM PST reply actions

YES

"Pat is still just scratching the surface." - Coach Singletary on LB Patrick Willis

by 49erLou on Dec 2, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions

Another FB??

Why would the Niners need another FB? The position will likely be rarely used at least for the foreseeable future.

by Mangoman1 on Dec 1, 2009 4:48 PM PST reply actions

special teams

He’s not there as a fullback. He’s a converted linebacker and they need special teams bodies.

by David Fucillo (Fooch) on Dec 1, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions

Brit is a wild card!!!

I had an eye on him since training camp. I had hoped we could find a way to get him into a game. He is an LB converted to a FB and and will be a ST guy for sure but I see him as a better FB than Norris and maybe be the beef we need to make the running game a viable component to the emerging passing game.. Just have to wait and see.

Gooo Ninnnersss

by WC-Ninerhead on Dec 1, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions

I see it now.. "Gooo Ninnnersss" goes down in history like Jules Verne or H.G. Wells in writing prophacy

Brit becomes the ultimate SF 49ers FB.

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"

by Eastbayjim on Dec 1, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions

I think Mr. Rathman might have something to say about that :)

by Mangoman1 on Dec 2, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions

If Millr turns ou to be 1/2 as good as Rathman

he’ll be one of the all time greats at FB.

by smileyman on Dec 2, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions

BRIT MILLER IS OUR FUTURE DONT ASK QUESTIONS

"Pat is still just scratching the surface." - Coach Singletary on LB Patrick Willis

by 49erLou on Dec 2, 2009 9:26 PM PST up reply actions

Yep right up there

With Kory Sheets

by Mangoman1 on Dec 3, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions

Miller had a big play or two in preseason.

If Miller gets action in a real game instead of Robinson I can see Britt Miller catching a touchdown pass from MVP Andy Lee on a FG or Punt fake…

by fortyniners on Dec 1, 2009 4:52 PM PST reply actions

Yeah two TD catches in one game as I recall. . . Maybe he could end up being a little more valuable than Norris.

by Mangoman1 on Dec 1, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions

That's not a bad idea

But Miller was brought in to fill a special teams role.

If he improves his blocking maybe he can make the team as the starting FB next year….?

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by chikmagnet_565 on Dec 1, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions

Rodney Wright

being from San Jose I went to a lot of Sabercat games and Rodney Wright was one of my favorite guys to watch

I doubt he’ll make it on our active roster anytime soon but I have hope for him dude is fast

by 49erEmpire on Dec 1, 2009 5:51 PM PST via mobile reply actions

Cool. never want to see a player get hurt

but I like Britt Miller and that they’re going to give him a chance to play. If I recall in Carolina he was trying for a linebacker spot but he probably doesn’t have the speed they were looking for. We tried him at the FB spot and he showed a lot of game in the preseason so lets see how he does.

by jviet on Dec 1, 2009 6:03 PM PST reply actions

We should have promoted Sheets to the 53

wait….

MILLER TIME!

by goatfather on Dec 1, 2009 7:49 PM PST reply actions

PEANUT BETTER MILLER TIME!!!

Go 49ers

by iaalexeeff on Dec 1, 2009 7:54 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

+1 "with a baseball bat right" Well maybe a football instead.

Anyone who is lost, Alex dropped a “Family Guy” skit, one of the greatest ever BTW.

Anyway, Miller is actually more suited to play in this type of offense then is Moran Norris. He has real good receiving skills as evidenced by the pre-season, which means that he can line up at TE and be used as another receiver in a spread set. Now i am not sure how much that will be implemented against Seattle but in the upcoming weeks and next season possibly this could be an audition for Miller to take Norris’ FB spot. In essence it would fill two voids FB and 3rd TE.

"Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win!!!"

by nocal81 on Dec 1, 2009 9:03 PM PST reply actions