49ers Make Seven Roster Moves

The San Francisco 49ers officially promoted DT Josiah Coatney, WR Jordan Matthews, K Tristan Vizcaino, and G Isaiah Williams to their active roster and activated OT Tom Compton from injured reserve.

The 49ers also signed P Drew Kaser to their practice squad and released C Aaron Neary from the unit. 

Matthews, 28, is a former second-round pick of the Eagles back in 2014. The Eagles traded Matthews and a 2018 third-round pick to the Bills in return for CB Ronald Darby in August of 2017. 

Matthews played out the final year of his four-year, $4,949,269 contract before signing a one-year contract with Patriots worth up to $1.7 million. Unfortunately, the Patriots released Matthews during the preseason with an injury settlement and he then returned to the Eagles. 

From there, Matthews signed a one-year, $1.8 million deal with the 49ers in 2019. He returned to the Eagles for a brief period but has been on and off of the 49ers’ roster ever since.

In 2019, Matthews appeared in three games for the 49ers and Eagles and caught four passes for 33 yards receiving and no touchdowns.