The 49ers made their final cuts on Saturday, waiving 13 players and placing two on injured reserve to get down to the 53-man roster.
The 49ers waived eight veterans, two first-year players and three rookies. A couple of these cuts were a bit surprising. WR Bryan Gilmore (right), was cut after having a very good camp and preseason by all accounts. Certainly he was better than Ashley Lelie or Brandon Williams, who both kept spots. The other head scratcher was rookie RB Thomas Clayton, who led the team in preseason rushing and showed good skills when called upon. Once again, two veterans, Maurice Hicks and Michael Robinson, neither of whom has done much so far, were kept ahead of Thomas. The 49ers waived veterans S Darnell Bing, LB Colby Bockwoldt, T Harvey Dahl, T Damane Duckett, TE Zachery Hilton, DE Sam Rayburn and S Vickiel Vaughn, first-year players FB Zak Keasey and T Tavares Washington and rookies TE Zack Herold and LB Mark Washington. The 49ers can begin signing players to their eight-man practice squad on Sunday.
Two rookies that were injured in the preseason-finale against San Diego were placed on injured reserve. Fourth-round picks LB Jay Moore and DE Joe Cohen suffered season-ending injuries in the loss to the Chargers. Moore injured his ankle, and Cohen suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.
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