The San Francisco 49ers have signed Akeem Spence to the practice squad after waiving the defensive tackle on Tuesday. The move likely took place to free up a roster spot on the 53-man roster for running back Elijah Mitchell.
The 49ers announced that they have re-signed DT Akeem Spence to their practice squad on Friday. San Francisco’s practice squad now includes: DL Alex Barrett
The San Francisco 49ers decided to release defensive tackle Akeem Spence from the roster on Tuesday. The San Francisco 49ers made a couple of minor roster moves on Tuesday, including the decision to release defensive tackle Akeem Spence from the active roster.
The San Francisco 49ers have announced the following roster moves ahead of the team's Week 18 game against the Arizona Cardinals. Waived from the active roster: DT Akeem Spence Waived from the practice squad: QB Jacob Eason Spence (6-1, 307) appeared in seven games this season, where he registered 10 tackles.
According to Field Yates, the 49ers waived DT Akeem Spence and QB Jacob Eason on Tuesday. Eason, 24, was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft by the Colts.
DT Akeem Spence was also promoted from the practice squad. The 49ers made a few roster moves ahead of their Thursday night matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.
The San Francisco 49ers announced Wednesday that they’ve signed DL Akeem Spence to their practice squad. Here’s the 49ers updated practice squad: DL Alex Barrett OL Alfredo Gutierrez S Tayler Hawkins CB Qwuantrezz Knight WR Tay Martin LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball OL Jason Poe DB Dontae Johnson TE Leroy Watson TE Troy Fumagalli C Keith Ismael DT T.Y.
The 49ers released defensive lineman Akeem Spence on Tuesday, the team announced. Spence appeared in five games and made six tackles this season. He saw action on 108 defensive snaps and two on special teams.
The San Francisco 49ers have announced the following roster moves as the team enters its bye week. DL Akeem Spence has been released WR Willie Snead IV has been signed to the practice squad WR Malik Turner has been released from the practice squad The 49ers Communications staff provided the following rundown.
The 49ers on Saturday announced a slew of roster moves ahead of their Week 5 showdown with the Panthers in Carolina. Some good and bad injury news throughout the week wound up pushing San Francisco to make a few more moves than the typical practice squad elevations.
Per the NFL transaction wire, the San Francisco 49ers have elevated defensive tackle Akeem Spence from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday's Week 3 matchup against the Denver Broncos.
Spence has become a bit of a journeyman over the last couple of years.
The 49ers announced that they have signed DL Akeem Spence to a one-year deal after placing DL Maurice Hurst on the injured reserve list. Hurst, 27, was a former fifth-round pick by the Raiders in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Michigan.
The WFT did lose defensive end Nate Orchard to the COVID list, however.
It seems likely that Spence will see some playing time this week. If he does, it’ll mark the veteran’s first action of 2021.
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