Tag: Tashuan Gipson

49ers elevate WR, S from practice squad for Week 1

The 49ers made a couple roster moves to bolster their safety group and wide receiver corps for the season opener:

The 49ers on Saturday announced a couple roster moves before Sunday’s season opener in Chicago. They elevated wide receiver Malik Turner and safety Tashaun Gipson from the practice squad to the active roster, so both will be available for San Francisco.

Turner was a player some pegged to make the final roster. He was cut, but signed with the 49ers’ practice squad and will now get an opportunity to play the role he’d have filled had he made the 53-man roster. Don’t expect Turner to be involved a ton on offense, but he should be a big-time contributor on special teams.

Gipson will provide some depth at safety for the 49ers as they face his former team. With free safety Jimmie Ward sidelined by a hamstring injury, the 49ers have just three safeties on the active roster: Talanoa Hufanga, George Odum and Tarvarius Moore. Gipson gives them a little bit of wiggle room in the back end of their defense in the event of an injury.

Both players were brought up with standard elevations, so they will revert back to the practice squad after Sunday’s game, and the 49ers weren’t required to make any moves to clear a spot for them on the 53-man roster.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbxacb60r3mr0ac player_id=none image=https://ninerswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

[listicle id=679073]

Former Browns safety Tashaun Gipson signs with Niners

Where are they now? After 4 years in Cleveland, Gipson cashed in and bounced around before just signing to reunite with Shanahan in San Fran:

When the Cleveland Browns went through decades of struggles, it was always interesting to keep track of where some of their former players went. Whether it was players that were busts in Cleveland, released due to a regime change or just wanted out from the losing, there were plenty of ex-Browns floating around the NFL.

Thankfully, the current regime in Cleveland has focused on retaining most of its talent. Instead of moving on from players drafted by Ray Farmer, Sashi Brown and John Dorsey, GM Andrew Berry has extended players from past regimes.

There are still a few ex-Browns hanging on in the NFL. DB Tashaun Gipson played his first four years in Cleveland after being undrafted. Following that run, Gipson cashed in with over $30 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans over the next five years.

After two years in Chicago, Gipson just returned to the league with the San Francisco 49ers:

Gipson’s time in Cleveland overlapped with then-offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan who is now the head coach in San Francisco.

Since his rookie season, Gipson has played in over 90% of his teams’ defensive snaps in games he was active in. He may have to fight for playing time with the Niners but has shown that he can be a solid contributor and someone his coaches can count on.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbw33aqtym0ft0g player_id=none image=https://brownswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]