49ers Sign DL Ethan Westbrooks to one-year Deal

The San Francisco 49ers have announced that they have signed defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks to a one-year deal.

Jose Luis Sanchez III | Feb 12, 2020

49ers Sign DL Ethan Westbrooks to one-year Deal /

The San Francisco 49ers have announced that they have signed defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks to a one-year deal.

With the offseason in full effect, the 49ers are tasked with filling out the 90-man roster once again. Westbrooks will likely start out as just a camp body with a chance to make his case to be retained onto the final 53-man roster.

Westbrooks originally entered the NFL after signing with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2014. In five years with the Rams (2014-18), Westbrooks appeared in 67 games (11 starts) and registered 79 tackles, 9.0 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. He also started his only postseason appearance and tallied three tackles.

In 2019, he signed with the Oakland Raiders as a free agent on July 30, 2019 and was released on August 31, 2019.

A bit of a journeyman as of late, but Westbrooks does carry a bit of familiarity with 49ers' director of pro personnel Ran Carthon, who was with the Rams from 2012-16.

There could be a decent chance that Westbrooks makes the final cut in the end as the 49ers are set to have several defensive lineman hit the market. Adding depth now will ease concerns as the offseason progresses.

Published Feb 12, 2020

JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.