49ers activate Graham to replace suspended Campbell for Dolphins game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
MIAMI — The 49ers added linebacker Jalen Graham to the active roster Saturday to replace him. Suspended veteran linebacker De’Vondre Campbell.
The 49ers, in essence, cut ties with Campbell this week after refusing to participate in the team’s Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The 49ers suspended Campbell, 31, a nine-year NFL veteran, for the final three games of the regular season after he refused to enter the game as a substitute.
Graham, a seventh-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draftwas promoted from the 49ers practice squad to serve as a special teams player and backup linebacker. Graham appeared in five games for the 49ers this season. He appeared in four games as a rookie.
The 49ers also signed new offensive lineman Austen Pleasants to the 53-man roster to be available for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. San Francisco signed Pleasants to the practice squad this week.
Pleasants has appeared in two NFL games in his career: one with the Carolina Panthers in 2021 and one with the Los Angeles Chargers last season.
The 49ers cut offensive lineman Sebastian Gutierrez to make room for Pleasants.
Gutierrez appeared in one game with the 49ers this season,
San Francisco also elevated running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn and defensive lineman Alex Barrett from the practice squad to be available to play against the Dolphins.
With rookie running back Isaac Guerendo With him out with hamstring and foot issues, Vaughn is expected to serve as a backup to likely starter Patrick Taylor Jr.
Barrett provides depth for the 49ers along the defensive line. He hasn’t appeared in an NFL regular season game since playing in seven games for the 49ers in 2020.
Defensive end Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) is listed as questionable but expected to play. Defensive lineman Robert Beal Jr. is also listed as questionable due to an ankle injury he suffered during Friday’s practice.
