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Sanu, 31, became expendable with the return of
Deebo Samuel from injured reserve and the emergence of rookie
Brandon Aiyuk. Richie James (hamstring) is also reportedly
getting closer to a return from IR.
Sanu signed a one-year deal worth a reported $1.125 million on
Sept. 18. He played 40 snaps in the past three games, catching
one pass for 9 yards in the Week 3 road win against the New York
Giants.
A third-round pick by Cincinnati in 2012, Sanu has 404 catches
for 4,516 yards and 26 touchdowns in 121 career games with the
Bengals (2012-15), Atlanta Falcons (2016-19) and New England
Patriots (2019).
Samuel caught three passes for 35 yards and rushed once for 10
yards in Sunday's 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He
gained 961 yards from scrimmage and scored six touchdowns in 15
games as a rookie after being selected in the second round of
the 2019 NFL Draft.
Aiyuk, the 25th overall pick in the 2020 draft, has nine catches
for 109 yards and four rushes for 69 yards and two touchdowns in
three games. He went viral after hurdling an Eagles defender
near the goal line to cap a 38-yard touchdown run on Sunday
night.
The 49ers also released undrafted rookie tight end Charlie
Taumoepeau from the practice squad.
--Field Level Media
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