The San Francisco 49ers announced Sunday that they’ve placed WR J.J. Nelson on injured reserve with a knee injury and re-signed DE Alex Barrett.
The 49ers claimed DE James Lockhart off of waivers from the Steelers on Saturday, but he’s retiring from the NFL.
Nelson, 28, is a former fifth-round pick of the Cardinals back in 2015. He played out the final year of his four-year rookie contract before signing on with the Raiders lats year.
The Raiders later released Nelson in October and it took until a few weeks ago for him to join the 49ers.
In 2019, Nelson appeared in two games for the Raiders and caught four passes for 36 yards receiving and one touchdown.
Barrett, 26, wound up signing a three-year, $1.66 million contract with the Lions as an undrafted free agent out of San Diego State back in 2017. He was waived a few weeks into the regular season and was on and off of Detroit’s practice squad for the past two years.
Barrett signed on with the San Diego Fleet of the AAF last year and had a brief stint with the Raiders before joining the 49ers midseason. He returned to San Francisco on a futures contract and has been on and off of their roster this year.
In 2019, Barrett recorded 15 tackles and two sacks in the AAF.
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