49ers Tried Out Four Defensive Tackles

The San Francisco 49ers had four defensive tackles in for a tryout on Wednesday, per the NFL transaction wire.

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The full list includes: 

  1. Siaki Ika
  2. Pheldarius Payne
  3. Shakel Brown
  4. Michael Dwumfour

Ika, 24, won a title at LSU before transferring to Baylor, where he was named Big-12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year for 2021. The Browns selected him with the No. 98 overall pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Ika signed a four-year, $5,304,082 rookie contract that included a $857,512 signing bonus and had a cap figure of $964,379 in 2023. He was let go by Cleveland in 2024 and picked up by the Chiefs but never appeared in a game for the team.

During his four-year college career, Ika appeared in 37 games and recorded 70 tackles, four and a half sacks, and three pass deflections.

In 2023, he appeared in four games for the Browns but recorded no statistics.

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