49ers sign Clelin Ferrell to 53-man roster, elevate Eli Apple from practice squad

The ers rewarded defensive end Clelin Ferrell by signing him to the -man roster Saturday and flexed cornerback Eli Apple from the practice squad a move that means Deommodore Lenoir may not face Arizona The ers - play the Cardinals - Sunday Fox p m Ferrell was signed to the practice squad on Oct and played snaps with one sack in a - win over the New York Giants and snaps in a - loss to the Los Angeles Rams Ferrell had only one practice squad elevation remaining before he would need to be on the -man roster Apple activated for the second time off the practice squad was added to the roster for depth with Lenoir listed as questionable with a calf injury Signed to a five-year million contract extension last season Lenoir has started all games at cornerback after splitting time between corner and slot cyorner last season The injury occurred during Thursday s practice and Shanahan disclosed the following day Lenoir would be getting an MRI Didn t think it was that serious Shanahan declared Did a jog-in from a drill Just several tightness We ll find out more when we get an MRI Apple was also activated for the ers challenge against Jacksonville on Sept but didn t play a defensive snaps playing three snaps on special teams Related Articles Kurtenbach The San Francisco ers are healthy My Niners-Cardinals prediction ers No key to supremacy over Cardinals Stop George Kittle s counterpart Trey McBride ers Mac Jones willingly measures into the background behind Brock Purdy Five answers to Brock Purdy s comeback as the ers starting quarterback With Christian McCaffrey s workload can ers get more use out of Brian Robinson Jr If Lenoir can t play the likely starter along with Renardo Green is Darrell Luter Jr Luter started and played snaps in the Jacksonville battle his most of extensive playing time of the season and against Atlanta To make room on the -man roster the ers waived quarterback Adrian Martinez who has been the backup to Mac Jones for the last six games Brock Purdy returns as the starting quarterback against the Cardinals with Jones as the backup Martinez should he clear waivers would likely be signed to the practice squad