As the deadline to cut down rosters from 90 to 53 approaches, the San Francisco 49ers have some tough decisions to make. Some decisions are inevitable due to the injury bug the team has faced in training camp and the preseason, but unfortunately, some good football players will fall victim to the numbers game of roster cutdowns.
Today, we take a look at the linebacker position for the 49ers.
Last season, the 49ers kept six linebackers. Fred Warner, Dee Winters, De’Vondre Campbell (sorry), Tatum Bethune, Curtis Robinson, and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles. Let’s operate under the assumption that the team will keep six again in 2025.
Prediction: Fred Warner, Dee Winters, Tatum Bethune, Nick Martin, Luke Gifford, and Chazz Surratt
Warner and Winters will be the starting duo, but Gifford was o