49ers wanted to give Ahmad Brooks a chance to land elsewhere - NBCSports.com
NBCSports.com | 49ers wanted to give Ahmad Brooks a chance to land elsewhere NBCSports.com Eight days before the deadline for cutting the roster to 53 players, the 49ers decided to move on from linebacker Ahmad Brooks. Coach Kyle Shanahan explained to reporters on Friday the reasoning behind the move. “Doing it right now is more just in the ... Surgery and a trip to Hawai'i put Eli Harold in position to start at Sam linebacker 49ers release former Pro Bowl linebacker Ahmad Brooks 49ers release All-Pro linebacker Ahmad Brooks after eight seasons in San Francisco |