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Commanders sign running back Jeremy McNichols

The Commanders add another veteran to the running back room.

The Washington Commanders added to their backfield on Monday, signing veteran running back Jeremy McNichols.

McNichols, 28, was a fifth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2017 NFL draft out of Boise State. McNichols was released during final cuts and signed to the 49ers’ practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in November and released during San Francisco’s final cuts in 2018.

He split the 2018 season between the Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans. He was again waived during Tennessee’s final roster cuts in 2019 and signed with the Chicago Bears. The Bears waived him in December, and he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the remainder of the season.

In 2020, McNichols returned to the Titans, where he’d remain for two seasons. He had brief stints on the offseason rosters of the Falcons and Steelers in 2022 before returning to San Francisco in 2023. He spent time on the 49ers’ practice squad and 53-man roster last season and was released in January.

McNichols has 90 rushing attempts for 364 yards and a touchdown in his NFL career. He has appeared in 37 career games and all but two of his rushing attempts came with the Titans. He also has 40 receptions for 295 yards and a touchdown.

Washington has starting running back Brian Robinson Jr. and 2023 sixth-round pick Chris Rodriguez Jr. returning in 2024. The Commanders also signed veteran Austin Ekeler to be more of Washington’s 1b to Robinson’s 1a in 2024.

McNichols’ connections to Washington are general manager Adam Peters and running backs coach Anthony Lynn.

RB promoted to 49ers active roster to complete series of roster moves

The #49ers on Thursday completed a series of roster moves that all tied together.

The 49ers on Thursday announced a couple of moves on the margins of their roster and practice squad. Running back Jeremy McNichols was promoted to the active roster, while defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth was officially added to the practice squad.

McNichols took the roster spot vacated by DT Kalia Davis, who was recently placed on IR with an ankle injury. The veteran RB was elevated from the practice squad for the team’s Week 14 game against the Seahawks, but he only contributed on six special teams snaps. He figures to continue helping on special teams when he’s active.

Stallworth’s addition was reported Thursday morning by his agent. The six-year veteran will give the 49ers some internal DT depth after injuries hit the position hard over the last couple weeks.

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49ers roster moves: 2 elevated from practice squad for Week 15

The 49ers brought up a DL and RB off the practice squad for Sunday:

The 49ers on Saturday made a couple roster moves for their Week 15 showdown with the Arizona Cardinals.

With injuries at running back and on the defensive line, San Francisco elevated RB Jeremy McNichols and DL T.Y. McGill from the practice squad. Both players will revert to the practice squad after Sunday’s game.

McNichols was up for Week 14 as well with RB Elijah Mitchell battling a knee injury. He’s a special teams contributor and emergency depth piece in the backfield.

McGill could see a significant role on the defensive line with Arik Armstead and Javon Hargrave both ruled out. Last season McGill played in nine games for the 49ers and posted eight tackles with two tackles for loss. He’ll be in the rotation alongside Javon Kinlaw and Kevin Givens.

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49ers add RB to practice squad, release TE Troy Fumagalli

Before hosting the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, the 49ers announced a move on the practice squad.

After moving to 3-0 with a win over the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football, the San Francisco 49ers are back in Santa Clara preparing for Week 4. Before hosting the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers made some changes to their practice squad.

On Tuesday, the 49ers announced they’ve signed running back Jeremy McNichols and released veteran tight end Troy Fumalgalli. 

Via @49ers on Twitter:

https://x.com/49ers/status/1706777644816388604?s=20

Since being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Boise State, McNichols has bounced around the NFL, including previously spending time with the 49ers in 2017.

McNichols has also had sports with the Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers. After spending only a week with the Steelers last season, McNichols landed on the injury reserve with a should injury.

McNichols was recently signed by the Niners during training camp, but was waived in late August.

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49ers roster moves: RB Jeremy McNichols signs 1-year deal

The #49ers signed one of the four veteran RBs they worked out Monday:

The 49ers on Tuesday signed running back Jeremy McNichols to a one-year deal. In a corresponding move to clear a roster spot, they waived undrafted rookie RB Ronald Awatt.

McNichols was one of four RBs to work out for the 49ers on Monday. He spent two games with the 49ers in 2017 during his rookie season, although all 26 of his snaps in San Francisco came on special teams.

With their first preseason game coming up, the 49ers will likely rest their starting RB Christian McCaffrey. They’ll likely aim to limit the workloads for RBs Tyrion Davis-Price and Jordan Mason as well, leaving the door open for playing time in the backfield.

Undrafted rookie Khalan Laborn, and now McNichols figure to shoulder most of that extra workload in the preseason opener.

In 34 career games with the 49ers, Colts, Jaguars and Titans, McNichols has 364 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown on 90 carries. He also has 40 receptions for 295 yards and one TD through the air.

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Former Titans RB Jeremy McNichols signs with Atlanta Falcons

Jeremy McNichols is the latest former Titan to sign with the Falcons.

Former Tennessee Titans running back Jeremy McNichols has found a new home, signing with the Atlanta Falcons, the team announced on Thursday.

McNichols, 26, carved out a role for himself as a third-down back with the Titans over the past two seasons, especially in passing situations.

This past year, McNichols was given the opportunity for an increased workload after Derrick Henry was lost for the regular season.

He rushed for 156 yards on 41 carries and saw a season-high eight carries in Week 14. McNichols also posted a career-high 240 receiving yards and one touchdown during the course of the campaign.

With the emergences of D’Onta Foreman and Dontrell Hilliard, McNichols took a backseat. He was released a day before the Titans’ final regular-season game and re-signed to the practice squad after clearing waivers.

The Boise State product is reunited with Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, who served as the Titans’ offensive coordinator from 2019-2020, with the latter year being McNichols’ first in Nashville.

He will also join a bevy of other former Titans in Atlanta, including linebacker Rashaan Evans, quarterback Marcus Mariota, tight end Anthony Firkser and defensive coordinator Dean Pees.

McNichols will look to earn a roster spot in training camp as the backup to Cordarrelle Patterson. Also vying for the role are Damien Williams and rookie Tyler Allgeier.

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Falcons sign former Titans RB Jeremy McNichols

The Atlanta Falcons signed veteran running back Jeremy McNichols on Thursday.

The Falcons added more competition to what’s becoming a crowded running back room in Atlanta, signing veteran Jeremy McNichols on Thursday.

McNichols, 26, was drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 draft and bounced around before spending the last two seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He played for Falcons head coach Arthur Smith in 2020, posting a career-high 204 rushing yards that season.

In 2021, McNichols was featured more as a receiver, catching 28 balls for 240 receiving yards and one touchdown.

The Falcons will also be moving second-year defensive back Avery Williams to running back, the team announced on Thursday.

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6 Titans who saw their stock fall the most in 2021

Anthony Firkser is one of six Titans who saw their stock fall the most in 2021.

Similar to the five Tennessee Titans whose stock rose, we’ll also be breaking down several players who saw their stock drop in 2021.

Coming into the season, Anthony Firkser had the opportunity to grab regular snaps as the Titans’ No. 1 tight end. Before the season, he was one of Mike Vrabel’s four offseason award winners, earning a parking spot at training camp next to the Titans head coach.

However, Firkser failed to live up to the hype and take the next step during the 2021 season, leaving a glaring void at the tight end position all season long.

The 26-year-old played in 15 games, including one start, but saw fewer targets and, therefore, receptions than 2020. In all, Firkser hauled in 34 receptions for 291 yards and two touchdowns.

Our first player to make this list, Firkser is one of three tight ends hitting free agency this offseason. Did he do enough to be brought back next year?

Let’s look at a five other players whose stock fell the most in the 2021 season.

Titans add Jeremy McNichols to practice squad, sign 2 to futures contracts

The Titans are bringing back Jeremy McNichols and have inked two futures deals.

The Tennessee Titans announced four moves on Tuesday, including their first two futures contracts signings.

Two of the moves involved the practice squad, with one of them being the addition of running back Jeremy McNichols. He was waived last week to make room for the eventual return of superstar running back, Derrick Henry.

Another running back, Jordan Wilkins, has been placed on the team’s practice squad Reserve/COVID-19 list. Wilkins was signed to the practice squad in December and made his Titans debut in Week 18 with 13 special teams snaps.

The two players signed to Reserve/Futures contracts are linebacker Kobe Jones and defensive back Chris Williamson.

Williamson has appeared in five NFL games (one start), all of which came in 2021 with the Atlanta Falcons. He was originally a seventh-round pick of the New York Giants in 2020.

Jones, who was a 2021 UDFA of the Falcons, has yet to get into an NFL game. He also spent time on the Miami Dolphins’ practice squad.

After securing the No. 1 seed in Week 18, the Titans will get the week off before returning to action the following weekend in the Divisional Round, with their opponent yet to be determined.

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Titans waive Jeremy McNichols among 4 moves, don’t activate Derrick Henry

This confirms that Derrick Henry will not suit up in Week 18.

The Tennessee Titans made a handful of moves on the Saturday before their Week 18 game against the Houston Texans, but activating running back Derrick Henry from Injured Reserve wasn’t one of them.

This confirms that Henry, who has been out since Week 8 with a foot injury, will not suit up in Tennessee’s season finale on Sunday. The next time we see The King will be in the playoffs.

The moves the Titans did make tallied four, the most surprising of which being the team waiving running back Jeremy McNichols.

McNichols had played well behind Henry in 2020, and earlier in the year in 2021, particularly as a blocker and pass-catcher. That continued when filling in for The King in a three-man rotation with D’Onta Foreman and Dontrell Hilliard.

It appears, at least for now, that McNichols’ role will be taken by practice squad running back Jordan Wilkins, who, along with defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand, are standard practice squad elevations for Week 18. Both players will revert back to the practice squad following the contest.

Finally, the Titans promoted defensive lineman Kevin Strong to the active roster. Strong and Hand could both play a role against the Texans, as fellow defensive linemen Teair Tart and Naquan Jones have been ruled out.

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