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The San Francisco 49ers will need to add a defensive tackle to the practice squad at some point this week after Javon Hargrave was lost for the season with a partially torn tricep.
On Monday, Kyle Shanahan said the team was still working through who that may be:
“We’re still working through that. We’ve got a couple guys on practice squad that we’ll most likely bring up. We’ve got some outside guys who are good inside rushers, as far as pass downs and things like that. But we will always look out at what’s available out there. But usually, you go to your practice squad. And hope to get [DL] Kalia Davis back soon too, which would help. Not this week, I don’t think, but hopefully soon.”
On Tuesday, the team announced that it had released veteran safety Tracy Walker, who has not played a snap on special teams or defense this season.
The return of Talanoa Hufanga made Walker’s release a relatively easy decision. Hufanga played 56 snaps in Week 3. The Niners also have Malik Mustapha and special teamer George Odum, in addition to Ji’Ayir Brown.
There weren’t enough snaps to go around for Walker to be elevated from the practice squad. There will be for whichever defensive tackle the team decides on.