49ers sign running back Wayne Gallman

Wayne Gallman (Google Images)

The San Francisco 49ers had a busy past week when it came to free agency. According to Cay North of Empire Sports Media on Saturday, the 49ers came to terms with running back Wayne Gallman of Loganville, Georgia. In addition to Gallman this past week, the 49ers signed two defensive players who played with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, in defensive tackle Maurice Hurst Jr. of Westwood, Massachusetts, and defensive end Arden Key of Atlanta, Georgia, according to Bryan DeArdo of CBS Sports.

Gallman has spent the last four seasons with the Giants, and in recent years has seen an uptick in playing time due to the injury troubles of Saquon Barkley. In 2020, he had 147 rushes for 682 yards and six touchdowns, along with 21 catches for 114 yards. In Gallman’s career, he has had 338 rushes for 1444 yards and nine touchdowns, along with 80 catches for 498 yards and two touchdowns. In San Francisco, Gallman is expected to back up Raheem Mostert.

Hurst Jr. has played 40 games with the Raiders over the last three seasons. In 2020, he had 27 combined tackles (14 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles), six quarterback hits, one tackle for a loss, half a sack, and one pass deflection in 11 games. For his career, Hurst Jr. has 76 combined tackles (51 solo tackles and 25 assisted tackles), 17 quarterback hits, eight tackles for a loss, eight sacks, one interception for 55 yards, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and seven pass deflections.

Key played 14 games with the Raiders in 2020. He had 15 combined tackles (10 solo tackles and five assisted tackles), 11 quarterback hits, two tackles for a loss, and two pass deflections. In 37 career games with the Raiders, Key has 49 combined tackles (34 solo tackles and 15 assisted tackles), 26 quarterback hits, eight tackles for a loss, and two pass deflections.

Meanwhile, it has been reported by Peter King of NBC Sports, that the 49ers are not looking at drafting Justin Fields of Ohio State with the number three pick. They are either looking at Mac Jones of Alabama or Trey Lance of North Dakota State. It is widely expected the Jacksonville Jaguars will select Trevor Lawrence of Clemson first overall, and the New York Jets will select Zach Wilson of Brigham Young University second overall. The 49ers’ lack of interest in Fields comes the same week that Fields announced he had epilepsy growing up, but he has been able to manage the disease through proper medication. San Francisco has the number three pick in the NFL Draft because of a trade with the Miami Dolphins on March 26.

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