49ers Call Up Two Players from the Practice Squad

The players are Curtis Robinson and Shemar Jean-Charles.

The 49ers just announced that they've called up linebacker Curtis Robinson and cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles from the practice squad.

Jean-Charles, 25, got called up Week 3 and played special teams, which most likely is what he'll play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Robinson, 25, got called up Week 3 and also played strictly special teams. But against the Browns, he might play linebacker as well.

That's because starting outside linebacker Dre Greenlaw has a hamstring injury and is questionable to play. Greenlaw sat out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday, then was a limited participant for Friday's walk through. If Sunday were a playoff game, Greenlaw might be able to play. But the fact that the 49ers are playing the Browns, who will start their backup quarterback and backup running, might motivate the 49ers to sit Greenlaw for a week just to be careful. Because they shouldn't need Greenlaw to beat Cleveland. And if he plays, he could make his hamstring injury worse.

Robinson has never played linebacker for the 49ers before, but he did play 84 snaps for the Broncos at that position in 2021. He also has played linebacker for the 49ers in the preseason the past two years.

If Greenlaw doesn't play, it's possible the 49ers could replace him with Robinson, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Jalen Graham or Dee Winters. The most likely candidate would be Flannigan-Fowles, because he's the oldest. But a surprise choice could be Graham, a rookie seventh-round pick who played quite well during the preseason.