Niners sign QB Josh Rosen from Bucs practice squad
49ers are signing QB Josh Rosen off the Buccaneers practice squad on to SF’s active roster, per @FieldYates and me.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 22, 2020
The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Josh Rosen off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad, marking his fourth team in three years.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the move, which happened right before the deadline for Tampa to protect him.
The 23-year-old was drafted No. 10 overall by the Cardinals in 2018, and started 13 out of the 14 games he played that season. However, he was traded a year later to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick and a 2020 fifth-round selection.
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The Dolphins then cut Rosen this past September and landed on the Bucs practice squad.
The 49ers are hurting at the quarterback position with Nick Mullens being done for the year due to an elbow injury that might lead to Tommy John surgery and Jimmy Garoppolo, who suffered an ankle injury, isn’t expected to be activated from injured reserve.
Postscript: San Francisco would have promoted QB Josh Johnson from its practice squad to its active roster, with a chance to play, but he tested positive for COVID, per source. 49ers then signed former first-round pick Josh Rosen off Tampa Bay’s practice squad. https://t.co/VMeQRUGv7U
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 23, 2020
Schefter later reported that they would have promoted practice squad QB Josh Johnson to the active roster, but he reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
Rosen will reportedly be C.J. Beathard’s backup in Saturday’s game against the Cardinals.
