Breaking down surprises, takeaways from 49ers' initial 53-man roster

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

With Tuesday's roster cutdown deadline officially passed, there were a few surprises for the 49ers at key positions. Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss their biggest takeaways from San Francisco's initial 53-man roster, from the ailing wide-receiver corps and heavily invested defensive line, to a special-teams group facing mounting pressure. Also, we'll hear from newly acquired running back Brian Robinson Jr., who is poised to make the 49ers' backfield the most potent in the league.

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0:00.0	The 49ers on Tuesday made all the moves required in order to get to the 53 player limit.
0:10.0	Included on that list was the official news of a long-awaited suspension,
0:15.0	a couple of roster spots impacted by injuries, and a few what could be considered mildly surprising decisions at key
0:23.8	position battles. The initial roster is set, but the maneuvering will continue as the 49ers
0:30.4	point all their focus to week one September 7th when they face the Seattle Seahawks.
0:35.9	Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss the roster and so much more on this episode of 49ers
0:40.8	Talk coming at you right now.
0:44.2	Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:50.1	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
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1:14.9	Jennifer. I'm still around. I didn't get any bad news. So Jennifer, you are too. So it's getting
1:23.0	close now. The roster is not set, set, set, but now there's the framework for their 53-man
1:31.4	roster that they can build on. Right. Obviously, Thomas Morr said who was cut, that's the one
1:36.7	who obviously have to have a punter. He will sign back onto the roster. I mean, no?
1:42.6	I don't know. Let's not use a punter this year.
1:46.0	If the offense is good enough, yeah, they won't need a punter.
1:50.9	So maybe that's the goal.
1:52.5	Yeah.
1:52.7	And Jake Moody, just have Jake Moody boot like, you know, 59 to 75-yard field goals all season.
1:59.5	Yeah, no, that would work out.
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