The 49ers have made a swap of veteran corners.
Per the NFL’s transaction wire, San Francisco added eight-year veteran Terrance Mitchell to injured reserve with an undisclosed injury. He can’t return to the 49ers’ roster this season.
Mitchell had played for six teams over his eight years, starting 27 of his 51 games played.
In his place, the team added another veteran, Anthony Averett.
The Alabama product was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round (118th overall) back in 2018.
He played out the entirety of his four-year rookie deal in Baltimore, starting all 14 games he played in in 2021 before signing with the Raiders the following offseason.
Averett dealt with some injuries in 2022, playing just six games after dealing with a fractured thumb at the start of the year and a toe injury at the end of the season.
San Francisco has a fairly competitive cornerback group. The starting group is clearly Charvarius Ward, Deommodore Lenoir and Isaiah Oliver in the slot, but after that, there’s competition between the likes of Ambry Thomas, D’Shawn Jamison, Samuel Womack and others.
