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The San Francisco 49ers announced on Wednesday that they had signed a four-year contract with RB Trey Sermon and claimed WR Nsimba Webster off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams.
Sermon (6-0, 215) was the first of two third-round picks (88th overall) selected by the 49ers in this year’s draft out of Ohio State. In 2020, he appeared in eight games with Ohio State, rushing for 870 yards and four touchdowns after being transferred to school from Oklahoma. With the Sooners, Sermon appeared in 37 games (15 starts) in three years (2017-19) in Oklahoma and recorded 339 carries for 2,076 yards and 22 touchdowns, as well as 36 receptions for 391 yards and three touchdowns. He appeared in nine games in 2019 and recorded 385 rushing yards on 54 carries and four touchdowns to go with eight receptions for 71 yards and one touchdown. Sermon appeared in all 14 games (12 starts) in 2018 and amassed a career-high 947 rushing yards on 164 carries and 13 touchdowns to go with 12 receptions for 181 yards. In 2017, he appeared in all 14 games (three starts) and recorded 121 carries for 744 yards and five touchdowns with 16 receptions for 139 yards and two touchdowns in the air.
A 22-year-old native of Marietta, GA, Sermon attended Sprayberry High School (Marietta, GA).
Webster (5-10, 180) initially entered the NFL after signing with the Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019. In the last two years with the Rams (2019-20), he is appeared in 21 games and recorded 32. punt returns for 203 yards as well as 18 kickoff returns for 404 yards on special teams. He was dismissed by the Rams on July 20, 2021.
A 25-year-old native of Antioch, Calif., Webster attended Eastern Washington University where he appeared in 44 games (27 starts) and recorded 156 receptions for 2,233 yards and 18 offensive touchdowns. He also added 48 kickoff returns for 1,114 yards (23.2 average).
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