{"id":288013,"date":"2025-08-14T17:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/288013\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T17:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:55:11","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-roster-moves-andre-dillard-to-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/288013\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers Roster Moves: Andre Dillard to IR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following release is courtesy of the San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have signed DL\u00a0William Bradley-King\u00a0and DL\u00a0Demone Harris\u00a0to one-year deals. In order to make room on the roster, the team placed OL\u00a0Andre Dillard\u00a0on the Injured Reserve List and waived DL\u00a0Michael Dwumfour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bradley-King\u00a0(6-4, 265) was originally drafted\u00a0by the Washington Commanders in the seventh round (240th\u00a0overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Throughout his four-year career with the practice squad and active rosters of the Commanders (2021-23), New England Patriots (2023-24), and Miami Dolphins (2024), he has appeared in four games and registered seven tackles. In 2024, Bradley-King spent training camp with the Patriots and signed to the Dolphins practice squad on August 30 where he spent the season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Niners place former first-round OL Andre Dillard on season-ending IR<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNRXwOOrkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/tNRXwOOrkg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vFAtpNiFtN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vFAtpNiFtN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroundTheNFL\/status\/1956014952562745444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A 27-year-old native of Kansas City, MO, Bradley-King spent five seasons (2016-20) at Arkansas State University (2016-19) and Baylor University (2020). Throughout his collegiate career, he appeared in 27 games (21 starts) and registered 51 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and four passes defensed. He twice earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors (First-Team \u2013 2019; Second-Team \u2013 2018) and earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors as a senior in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Harris\u00a0(6-4, 265) originally entered the NFL after signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. Throughout his six-year career with the Buccaneers (2018-19), Kansas City Chiefs (2019-21), Houston Texans (2022-23) and \u00a0Atlanta Falcons (2023-24), he has appeared in 23 games (one start) and registered 22 tackles and two passed defensed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He also appeared in two postseason contests with Kansas City. In 2024, Harris appeared in nine games and totaled 11 tackles and one pass defensed with the Falcons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A 29-year-old native of Buffalo, NY, Harris attended the University of Buffalo for five seasons (2013-17) where he appeared in 36 games (18 starts) and registered 107 tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, four passes defensed, one interception, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dillard\u00a0(6-5, 315) originally signed with the team on May 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dwumfour\u00a0(6-1, 296) originally signed with the team August 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>More San Francisco 49ers content from Sactown Sports<\/p>\n<p>Brock Purdy is entering his fourth NFL season, his third consecutive as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. Coming in as Mr. Irrelevant (the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft), it took time for him to build the trust of his teammates and coaches.<\/p>\n<p>While San Francisco didn\u2019t have much of an option when Purdy first got an opportunity due to injuries, they could\u2019ve looked to replace him in the three years since, but haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s clearly the guy San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan are willing to bet on.<\/p>\n<p>Purdy talked about his growing trust with Shanahan when joining The Richard Sherman Podcast earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor him to pour into me and teach me these things, it\u2019s been awesome,\u201d Purdy said of his head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a complicated offense and tendency to go against the grain, Purdy has learned plenty from the experienced Shanahan.<\/p>\n<p>And having trust in their passer has allowed San Francisco to open up their playbook, something Purday noted he doesn\u2019t see on every team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I feel like you can see coordinators keeping things really simple for quarterbacks,\u2019 he said. \u201cBut, with [Shanahan], it\u2019s been let\u2019s see if you can handle it, and I feel like I\u2019ve shown that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Iowa State product said he feels like his coach isn\u2019t \u201chandcuffing me at all\u201d regarding throws he\u2019s trusted to read and execute.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming San Francisco 49ers Schedule<\/p>\n<p>Preseason<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, August 16th\u00a0\u2013 @ Las Vegas Raiders \u2013 1:00 PM PT<br \/>\nSaturday, August 23rd\u00a0\u2013 vs. Los Angeles Chargers \u2013 5:30 PM PT<\/p>\n<p>Regular Season<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, September 7th\u00a0\u2013 @ Seattle Seahawks \u2013 1:05 PM PT\u00a0\u00a0*Season opener*<br \/>\nSunday, September 14th\u00a0\u2013 @ New Orleans Saints \u2013 10:00 AM PT<br \/>\nSunday, September 21st\u00a0\u2013 vs. Arizona Cardinals \u2013 1:25 PM PT<br \/>\nSunday, September 28th\u00a0\u2013 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars \u2013 1:05 PM PT<br \/>\nThursday, October 2nd\u00a0\u2013 @ Los Angeles Rams \u2013 5:15 PM PT<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sactownsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SactownSports.com<\/a>. 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