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The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

49ers in Five: Finally, George Kittle gets some help!

The Gold Standard: San Francisco 49ers Podcast Network

Rob Guerrera

Sports, Football

4.5674 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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The 49ers have finally found their backup tight end - really! ONE THING TO READ: https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/brock-purdy-hall-of-fame-scout/1721992/ ONE THING TO WATCH: https://x.com/PJGreenTV/status/1777440294805381272 JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO GET ACCESS TO PERKS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdn6zbhFQ7_vMLYfjSiLSYA/join GET SOME SWEET HOMAGE 49ERS GEAR HERE: https://homage.sjv.io/GoldStandard SUPPORT OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/GoldStandard49ersPodcastNetwork CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: https://www.GoldStandardNiners.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE: https://www.youtube.com/@goldstandardnetwork FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsn49ers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091816680160 Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSN49ers SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gold-standard-san-francisco-49ers-podcast-network/id1524313515 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3mWHKNWMdC6Pojka3tyBio?si=ed9ef03ba95140e4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good morning. Welcome to 49ers in 5, your daily update on everything happening with the team that you need to know.

0:13.3

I'm Rob Stats Guerrera. Today is Tuesday, April 9th, 24. Here's what's happening with your San Francisco 49ers. The Niners announced two signings

0:23.7

yesterday, one we knew about one we didn't. The first was running back Patrick Taylor,

0:28.8

which we told you about a while ago. The second was backup tight end Eric Sawbert, who we did not

0:35.2

know about. The Niners obviously needed a backup tight end since the whole Brock Wright thing didn't

0:40.5

happen.

0:41.4

Sawbert was a fifth round pick of the Atlanta Falcons.

0:44.0

In 2017, he has been on 10 teams since then.

0:48.7

Last year, he spent 10 games between the Texans and the Cowboys and had a grand

0:52.6

total of 12 receiving yards,

0:55.4

sort of tells you what his role is going to be this year in San Francisco.

0:58.8

He has also played almost 1,500 special team snaps in his career.

1:04.8

As Matt Barrow's put it earlier on Twitter, think of him as an older, cheaper Charlie Warner.

1:10.5

If you're keeping track now, the 49ers tight ends are George Kittle, Braden Willis,

1:14.8

Eric Sawbert, Kam Latu, and Jake Tongues.

1:18.1

Doesn't mean they won't take one in the draft, but that's what the room looks like to this point.

1:23.1

Man, I hope somebody emerges from that scrum.

1:25.7

The other story of the day takes us to Philadelphia,

1:28.3

where New Eagles wide receiver, Paris Campbell,

1:30.5

had some pretty interesting comments to the Philadelphia Inquirer

1:33.2

about his new teammate, Sequan Barkley.

1:35.9

Quote, I know there's a bunch of debate between

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