The San Francisco 49ers promoted wide receiver Russell Gage and linebacker Curtis Robinson from the practice squad on Saturday ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan had said it was likely that Gage would be up to give the 49ers an extra receiver on gameday. San Francisco initially had Gage on the 53-man roster, but released him and signed him to the practice squad to promote recently-signed Marques Valdez-Scantling to the active roster.

Now, both will be available for the Badgers for the season opener, with Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings, and Sky Moore as the other receivers as rookie Jordan Watkins was ruled doubtful with his ankle injury.

San Francisco also promoted Robinson for the game, likely for special teams. Robinson was a regular t

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