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This past week, cornerback Eric Wright surprised most of us when he announced his decision to retire from the NFL. The 49ers re-signed Wright to a 1-year contract earlier this year, but he recently decided he no longer had the passion for the game. According to reports, he mentioned this to Trent Baalke recently, and Baalke asked him to think on it. They eventually had a subsequent discussion and Wright filed his retirement paperwork on Tuesday.
His departure means the 49ers now have 89 players on their roster. They are allowed a maximum of 90 heading into training camp, and generally teams will carry the maximum 90. On Wednesday, Jim Harbaugh said the team would fill the roster spot in a timely fashion, but it would happen after minicamp ended.
Minicamp is now closed, and the team is likely considering a variety of options. When Coach Harbaugh first mentioned that Wright was considering retirement, the first question from a lot of people was whether or not the 49ers would try and sign Brandon Flowers. Thus far, there has not been a single word connecting Flowers and the 49ers. Although he was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs, he could still command a decent amount of money on the open market. Thus far, Flowers has been connected to the Steelers, Chargers, Patriots, and Lions.
It's hard to guess what specific player the 49ers might sign, so as someone suggested in a previous thread, we'll open up a poll asking what position the 49ers will fill with the 90th roster spot. This is more than likely going to be someone who will not survive final roster cuts, and very well might not survive the first round of roster cuts. Most of the competition at the top of each positional depth chart is locked in. This 90th person might be able to slip in there, but really this is likely a simple camp body.
I've included the current roster, split up by position. Where do you see another addition?
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QB Colin Kaepernick QB Blaine Gabbert QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB Josh Johnson QB Kory Faulkner RB Frank Gore RB Kendall Hunter RB LaMichael James RB Jewel Hampton RB Marcus Lattimore RB Carlos Hyde FB Bruce Miller FB Will Tukuafu FB Trey Millard WR Michael Crabtree WR Anquan Boldin WR Quinton Patton WR Jon Baldwin WR Kassim Osgood WR Chuck Jacobs WR David Reed WR Devon Wylie WR Brandon Lloyd WR Stevie Johnson WR Bruce Ellington |
TE Vernon Davis TE Vance McDonald TE Garrett Celek TE Derek Carrier TE Asante Cleveland TE Kevin Greene OT Joe Staley OT Anthony Davis OT Carter Bykowski OT Jonathan Martin OG Alex Boone OG Mike Iupati OG Adam Snyder OG Joe Looney OG Al Netter OG Ryan Seymour OG Brandon Thomas OG Fouimalo Fonoti C Daniel Kilgore C Marcus Martin C Dillon Farrell |
DL Justin Smith OLB Aldon Smith |
CB Tramaine Brock CB Chris Culliver CB Perrish Cox CB Darryl Morris CB Chris Cook DB Jimmie Ward DB Dontae Johnson CB Keith Reaser CB Kenneth Acker S Eric Reid S Antoine Bethea S Craig Dahl S C.J. Spillman S Raymond Ventrone S D.J. Campbell S James McCray K Phil Dawson P Andy Lee P Colton Schmidt LS Kevin McDermott |