Overview
- The 49ers completed a trade for three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on Tuesday for a 2027 fourth-round pick and then updated their roster the same day.
- San Francisco signed defensive lineman Kevin Givens to the practice squad and released veteran wide receiver Malik Turner in a transaction announced by the team.
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan has indicated roughly seven injured players could be available after the Week 8 bye, so the club is clearing spots to activate those players and to integrate Buckner.
- Buckner returns to the 49ers organization that drafted him seventh overall in 2016 and brings veteran interior pass-rush and run-defense skills that fit the team’s front.
- Expect more moves before Week 9 as the team balances the 53-man roster, practice-squad rules and injured-reserve activations that will shape availability for the upcoming game against the Raiders.