{"id":320133,"date":"2025-08-26T22:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/320133\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:52:09","slug":"49ers-cut-25-players-set-53-man-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/320133\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers Cut 25 Players, Set 53-Man Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers had some work to do to get down to their initial 53-man roster. The front office achieved that daunting task this afternoon, as the organization announced the following moves:<\/p>\n<p>Released:<\/p>\n<p>Waived:<\/p>\n<p>Activated from active\/PUP:<\/p>\n<p>Placed on reserve\/PUP:<\/p>\n<p>Placed on reserve\/NFI:<\/p>\n<p>Placed on reserve\/suspended:<\/p>\n<p>Placed on IR (designated for return):<\/p>\n<p>Placed on IR:<\/p>\n<p>Punter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MorsTh00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-26_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thomas Morstead<\/a> was cut today, but it sounds like the veteran won\u2019t be a free agent for long. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattbarrows\/status\/1960442649024061950?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" rel=\"nofollow\">Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports<\/a> that Morstead is expected to re-sign with the organization. The 39-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Jets, including a 2023 campaign where he led the NFL in punts and punting yards.<\/p>\n<p>Barrows also notes that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CowiJa00.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacob Cowing<\/a> made the initial roster but is expected to land on injured reserve as he nurses a hamstring injury. This could open the door for one of the team\u2019s cut WRs to land back on the active roster. That grouping includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GageRu00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-26_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Russell Gage<\/a>, who had more than 1,500 receiving yards for the Falcons between the 2020 and 2021 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on offense, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WilsJe01.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-26_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jeff Wilson<\/a>\u2018s reunion with the 49ers proved to be short lived after he joined the organization earlier this month. The veteran spent the past two-plus seasons in Miami, but he had a successful run in San Francisco to begin his career. This included a 2020 campaign where he compiled 733 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 49ers had some work to do to get down to their initial 53-man roster. 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