Overview
- The team announced Wednesday that Adrian Martinez has rejoined San Francisco on the practice squad.
- Martinez was released when Kurtis Rourke’s practice window opened, then spent less than a week on the Jets’ practice squad before being released.
- He originally signed with the 49ers in late August and was elevated in early October when Brock Purdy dealt with a toe injury, serving about six weeks as Mac Jones’s backup.
- The signing supplies immediate emergency depth behind Purdy and Jones in case of injury.
- Rourke’s practice window opened Dec. 8 with a Dec. 29 deadline for activation, and Martinez’s return is being read as a possible sign the team may not plan to activate the rookie.