49ers cut 25 players, set 53-man roster

The San Francisco 49ers had some work to do to get down to their initial 53-man roster. The front office achieved that daunting task Tuesday afternoon, as the organization announced the following moves:

Released:

• WR Robbie Chosen
• OL Michael Dunn
• WR Russell Gage
• DL Jonathan Garvin
• DL Trevis Gipson
• DL Bruce Hector
• WR Isaiah Hodgins
• CB Fabian Moreau
• P Thomas Morstead
• LB Curtis Robinson
• LB Chazz Surratt
• WR Malik Turner
• RB Jeff Wilson

Waived:

• WR Junior Bergen
• LB Stone Blanton
• DL William Bradley-King
• DB Derrick Canteen
• CB Dallis Flowers
• LB Jalen Graham
• S Jaylen Mahoney
• OL Drake Nugent
• WR Terique Owens
• DL Sebastian Valdez
• TE Brayden Willis
• OL Nick Zakelj

Activated from active/PUP:

• DL Yetur Gross-Matos

Placed on reserve/PUP:

• WR Brandon Aiyuk
• S Malik Mustapha

Placed on reserve/NFI:

• QB Kurtis Rourke

Placed on reserve/suspended:

• OL Isaac Alarcon
• WR Demarcus Robinson

Placed on IR (designated for return):

• DL Kevin Givens

Placed on IR:

• CB Jakob Robinson

Punter Thomas Morstead was cut Tuesday, but it sounds like the veteran won’t be a free agent for long. Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports 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.

Barrows also notes that Jacob Cowing 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’s cut WRs to land back on the active roster. That grouping includes Russell Gage, who had more than 1,500 receiving yards for the Falcons between the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

Elsewhere on offense, Jeff Wilson‘s 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.