49ers Sign 12th Year Veteran WR to Active Roster Amid Injury Crisis
Read More on NFLSo the 49ers have been forced to make some important changes at the position, specifically the team signed 12th year wideout Brandin Cooks to the active roster, whilst subsequently releasing KhaDarel Hodge.View this post on X"#49ers signed WR Brandin Cooks to the 53-man roster. They have brought WR Malik Turner back to the practice squad to take his place there." Nick Wagoner reported on Thursday. "Awaiting word on corresponding move but did not see WR KhaDarel Hodge (knee) during early open portion of practice."...Hodge was subsequently released by the Niners.Cooks had 279 combined receiving yards in 2025 playing for the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills in 2025.
- ▪Read More on NFLSo the 49ers have been forced to make some important changes at the position, specifically the team signed 12th year wideout Brandin Cooks to the active roster, whilst subsequently releasing KhaDarel Hodge.View this post on
- ▪They have brought WR Malik Turner back to the practice squad to take his place there." Nick Wagoner reported on Thursday.
- ▪"Awaiting word on corresponding move but did not see WR KhaDarel Hodge (knee) during early open portion of practice."...Hodge was subsequently released by the Niners.Cooks had 279 combined receiving yards in 2025 playing for the New Orleans
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By Daniel Arwas0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The San Francisco 49ers' roster has once again been decimated by injuries, fuelling further rumors and conspiracy theories concerning the negative impact of the nearby electrical substation to the practice field in Santa Clara. Although the long list of absences, which ranges from All-Pro edge rusher Nick Bosa to ascending tight end Jake Tonges has hit almost every position on the field, one position group is in danger of decimation – the wide receivers.Ricky Pearsall, second-round rookie De'Zhaun Stribling, and veteran Christian Kirk and DeMarcus Robinson have all landed on IR, whilst WR1 Mike Evans did not…
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