Dying, taxes, and Dontae Johnson signing with the 49ers.
San Francisco on Thursday introduced the 30-year-old defensive again signed to their apply squad after initially being launched at closing cuts.
It was a bit shocking when Johnson was let go since he spent a lot of coaching camp filling in at free security with the primary staff with Jimmie Ward sidelined by a hamstring damage. It was much more shocking when he wasn’t among the many first 13 gamers added to their apply squad Wednesday.
Now he’s again with the membership as soon as once more. The 49ers picked Johnson within the fourth spherical of the 2014 draft. He spent his first 4 years with San Francisco. Then performed a 12 months in Buffalo the place he noticed motion in a single sport, and he performed two video games for the Chargers in 2019 earlier than making his approach again to the 49ers for seven contests that very same season.
He’s turn out to be a staple within the 49ers’ secondary as a reserve who can fill in in any respect the nook spots and free security.
Whereas he’ll start the 12 months on the apply squad, it wouldn’t be a shock to see him introduced as much as the energetic roster for the season opener. He may even begin Week 1 in Chicago. Normal supervisor John Lynch on Thursday advised reporters he promised Johnson would play for the 49ers this season.