The San Francisco 49ers announced they signed Andrew Farmer II to the practice squad and released linebacker Stone Blanton. Farmer, 6’4″, 250 pounds, spent the preseason with the Denver Broncos, where he played the majority of his snaps as an edge rusher. He has not appeared in a regular-season game since 2023, when he totaled 61 defensive snaps with the Los Angeles Chargers.

With Clelin Ferrell likely to be elevated a couple more times, the only pass rusher on the practice squad was Williams Bradley-King.

The following players will not practice today:

Ricky Pearsall (knee)

Shanahan reiterated that Pearsall hasn’t had any setbacks, but his recovery from the knee injury is taking longer than the team expected. Keeping the topic of wide receivers, Shanahan believes Brandon Aiyuk will pla

See Full Page