With one preseason game remaining, the San Francisco 49ers are continuing to fine-tune their roster for the regular season.
The team announced on Tuesday that they’ve placed RB Patrick Taylor Jr. on the Injury Reserve List and signed QB Nate Sudfeld to a short-term deal.
Sudfeld is projected to be behind Brock Purdy and Mac Jones while rookie Kurtis Rourke is recovering from ACL surgery. Jones missed their most recent practice after suffering a knee injury in Las Vegas.
Patrick Taylor Jr. suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in their second preseason matchup against the Raiders.
The following release is courtesy of the San Fra ncisco 49ers:
The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have signed QB Nate Sudfeld to a one-year deal. In order to make room on the roster, the team placed RB Patrick Taylor Jr.on the Injured Reserve List.
Sudfeld (6-6, 227) was originally drafted by the Washington Commanders in the sixth-round (187th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Throughout his seven-year NFL career with the Commanders (2016-17), Philadelphia Eagles (2017-21), 49ers (2021-22) and Detroit Lions (2022-23), he has appeared in six games and completed 25 of his 37 passing attempts for 188 yards and one touchdown to go along with 10 carries for 28 yards. He also appeared in one postseason contest. After spending 2024 training camp with Detroit, Sudfeld was released by the Lions on August 27, 2024.
A 31-year-old native of Modesto, CA, Sudfeld attended Indiana University for four seasons (2012-15), where he appeared in 37 games (26 starts) and completed 593 of his 983 passing attempts for 60 touchdowns while adding 135 carries for 132 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns (61), passing yards (7,879), 350-yard games (six), 300-yard games (11), four-touchdown games (five) and three-touchdown games (10). He also ranked second in school history in completion percentage (60.3) and completions (593) while ranking fourth in attempts (983).
Taylor Jr. (6-2, 217) re-signed with the team on March 10, 2025.
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Following an injury-riddled 2024 season, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has a lot to prove in 2025.
The NFL is releasing its top-100 player rankings for the 2025 season, and the star running back has fallen far from his top-three ranking that was revealed just over one year ago.
McCaffrey has been ranked 73rd in this year’s rankings, a 70-player drop from last year due to logging just four games during the 2024 season.
The 29-year-old missed the first eight nine of last season due to Achilles injuries, then was ruled out for the remainder of the year following a December 1st matchup in Buffalo after suffering a PCL injury in his right knee.
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San Francisco Upcoming Schedule for the 2025 Season:
Saturday, August 23rd – PRESEASON vs. Los Angeles Chargers – 5:30 PM PST
Sunday, September 7th – START OF REGULAR SEASON @ Seattle Seahawks – 1:05 PM PST
Sunday, September 14th – @ New Orleans Saints – 10 AM PST
Sunday, September 21st – vs. Arizona Cardinals – 1:25 PM PST
Sunday, September 28th – vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – 1:05 PM PST
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