{"id":511675,"date":"2025-11-09T09:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/511675\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T09:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T09:59:12","slug":"49ers-announce-roster-moves-ahead-of-rams-game-including-mykel-williams-to-ir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/511675\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers announce roster moves ahead of Rams game, including Mykel Williams to IR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/article-782x440-1c82981c689c3527d7e1124bd5a06acc.webp.webp\"   width=\"782\" height=\"440\" alt=\"Story Photo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers announced several roster moves on Saturday, as the team prepares for its Week 10 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BartBe00.htm\" data-playername=\"Ben Bartch\" title=\"Ben Bartch stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ben Bartch<\/a> has been activated from the injured reserve list.<br \/>\nDefensive linemen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FerrCl00.htm\" data-playername=\"Clelin Ferrell\" title=\"Clelin Ferrell stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Clelin Ferrell<\/a> and Sebastian Valdez were elevated from the practice squad.<br \/>\nDefensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WillMy00.htm\" data-playername=\"Mykel Williams\" title=\"Mykel Williams stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mykel Williams<\/a> was placed on injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Bartch was initially listed as questionable to play against the Rams. He is returning from an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Valdez&#8217;s first elevation from the practice squad and Ferrell&#8217;s second of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Williams suffered a torn ACL in last week&#8217;s game against the New York Giants, officially ending his rookie season. He concludes his first NFL campaign with 20 tackles (four for a loss), three quarterback hits, one sack, and a fumble recovery across nine games, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WillMy00.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Football Reference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the San Francisco 49ers ruled out wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PearRi00.htm\" data-playername=\"Ricky Pearsall\" title=\"Ricky Pearsall stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ricky Pearsall<\/a>, who has not played since Week 4 due to a knee injury. The second-year player has yet to reach the recovery benchmarks required for his return.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t let people come back until they can hit their normal speeds before they got hurt, or it makes them susceptible to injury again, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.49erswebzone.com\/articles\/196078-49ers-shanahan-explains-pearsall-practice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">so we&#8217;re just waiting until he hits those markers<\/a>,&#8221; head coach Kyle Shanahan said.<\/p>\n<p>Six other players were listed as questionable for this weekend&#8217;s matchup: quarterback Brock Purdy (toe), defensive end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WhitKe03.htm\" data-playername=\"Keion White\" title=\"Keion White stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Keion White<\/a> (groin), defensive tackles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CollAl01.htm\" data-playername=\"Alfred Collins\" title=\"Alfred Collins stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alfred Collins<\/a> (hip) and Kalia Davis (ankle), and linebackers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BethTa00.htm\" data-playername=\"Tatum Bethune\" title=\"Tatum Bethune stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tatum Bethune<\/a> (thigh) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WintDe00.htm\" data-playername=\"Dee Winters\" title=\"Dee Winters stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dee Winters<\/a> (both knees).<\/p>\n<p>Good news for Tatum Bethune<\/p>\n<p>The NFL did not fine any 49ers players following last week&#8217;s game against New York. That includes Bethune, who was flagged for unnecessary roughness after a hit on Giants quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DartJa00.htm\" data-playername=\"Jaxson Dart\" title=\"Jaxson Dart stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jaxson Dart<\/a> during the third quarter of the Week 9 matchup.<\/p>\n<p>However, Giants safety <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BeltDa00.htm\" data-playername=\"Dane Belton\" title=\"Dane Belton stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dane Belton<\/a> was fined $7,201 for a tripping penalty in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOn Saturday, the San Francisco 49ers announced the following roster moves ahead of Sunday&#8217;s game with the New York Giants:<\/p>\n<p>Elevated DL Clelin Ferrell from the team&#8217;s practice squad (standard elevation)<br \/>\nElevated OL Nick Zakelj from the practice squad (standard&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive lineman Andrew Farmer II to the practice squad. To make room on the practice squad, the team released linebacker Stone Blanton.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers Communications staff provided the following rundown.<\/p>\n<p>Farmer II (6-4, 250) originally&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe San Francisco 49ers have signed offensive lineman Brandon Parker to the practice squad. To make room on the practice squad, the team released offensive lineman Andre Dillard. Strangely, this is the opposite of Tuesday&#8217;s roster moves, when the 49ers released Parker from the&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMetLife Stadium once again proved unkind to the San Francisco 49ers. What appeared to be a relatively injury-free game against the New York Giants took a devastating turn late in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie defensive lineman Mykel Williams, the 49ers&#8217; first-round draft pick,&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The San Francisco 49ers announced several roster moves on Saturday, as the team prepares for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,583,4817,2644,7380,20772,7,13330,7900,2812,1493,6,2392,1161,252,2624,2623,52254,28527],"class_list":{"0":"post-511675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-alfred-collins","10":"tag-ben-bartch","11":"tag-brock-purdy","12":"tag-clelin-ferrell","13":"tag-dee-winters","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-kalia-davis","16":"tag-keion-white","17":"tag-kyle-shanahan","18":"tag-mykel-williams","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-ricky-pearsall","21":"tag-san-francisco","22":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","23":"tag-sanfrancisco","24":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers","25":"tag-sebastian-valdez","26":"tag-tatum-bethune"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115519158161720523","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}