49ers elevate kicker Matt Gay, linebacker Jalen Graham from practice squad

The ers elevated place kicker Matt Gay and linebacker Jalen Graham Saturday from the practice squad to face the Cleveland Browns Gay kicked field goals of and yards without a miss and converted two extra points in the ers - win over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night in place of Eddy Pi eiro who is out with a hamstring strain The forecast in Cleveland Sunday calls or a high of degrees with the possibility of snow and freezing rain Depending on how fast Pi eiro heals it could be Gay s finale with the ers The ers have their long-awaited bye week coming up and resume play on Dec against the Tennessee Titans at Levi s Stadium Pi eiro has yet to miss a field goal attempt in tries Graham in his second season out of Purdue was functioning for the first time this season and played seven snaps on special teams getting no time on defense behind Curtis Robinson and Dee Winters Tatum Bethune who replaced the injured Fred Warner started five games but sustained a high ankle sprain against Arizona It s not known when Bethune will return but the ers added selected insurance this week with the signing of -year-old veteran Eric Kendricks to the practice squad Kendricks started games for Dallas last season and had tackles Related Articles ers keys to winning at Cleveland for first time since Kurtenbach ers can exploit Shedeur Sanders weaknesses but they can t overlook the rest of the Browns How to watch ers vs Browns on Sunday ers defense has penchant for red zone takeaways McCaffrey resumes practicing ers Kyle Juszczyk returns to Ohio roots on cusp of another milestone By the time the ers play their next encounter against Tennessee Kendricks should be acclimated to the defense and able to play and perhaps start assuming Bethune will not be available The ers thought they had an agreement with Kendricks last season with Dre Greenlaw rehabbing from a torn Achilles but Kendricks instead signed with Dallas That led to the ers ill-fated signing of De Vondre Campbell who played poorly in games before refusing to play against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec