San Francisco 49ers sign 2 with Alabama football roots

Defensive tackle Shakel Brown and offensive tackle Chris Hubbard signed one-year contracts with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, the NFL team announced.

Brown played at Troy and Hubbard played at UAB before reaching the NFL.

While Brown has never played in an NFL regular-season game, Hubbard entered the league as an undrafted rookie with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 and has played in 94 regular-season and six playoff games.

Both players are coming off injuries with the Tennessee Titans.

Hubbard started nine of the Titans’ first 10 games at right tackle in 2023 before a biceps injury ended his season prematurely. Hubbard had been an unrestricted free agent since March 13.

Brown joined Tennessee as an undrafted rookie last offseason. But he suffered an ankle injury in a preseason game and spent the entire 2023 campaign on injured reserve. The Titans had released Brown last week.

To make room on their roster for Brown and Hubbard, the 49ers released defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV and offensive lineman Corey Luciano.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.