There were some recognizable names that were among the cuts when all NFL teams had to finalize their 53-man rosters.

The #49ers saw three players they waived scooped up by other teams.

Dak Prescott has a new backup. The Cowboys have claimed quarterback Will Grier off waivers, a day after the Panthers released him. Grier joins Cooper Rush as the two quarterbacks behind Prescott on the Cowboys’ depth chart. A 2019 third-round draft pick of the Panthers, Grier spent two years in Carolina but didn’t play much. [more]

The 49ers managed to get a draft pick for a linebacker who probably wasn’t going to make their roster. Jonas Griffith has been traded from San Francisco to Denver, with the 49ers also sending a 2022 seventh-round pick to the Broncos, and the Broncos sending back a 2022 sixth-round pick and a 2023 seventh-round pick. [more]

Less than a decade after the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s football program disbanded, an improbable push into college football’s mainstream is unfolding.

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay express sympathy for Bryson DeChambeau after the Tour said they it ban any “Brooksie” hecklers.