After getting most of their wideout corps back from injuries, the San Francisco 49ers decided they don’t have a spot for veteran wide receiver Jordan Matthews.
The team announced that they have released Matthews on Wednesday. The former second-round pick from 2014 didn’t take the field this season.
Matthews joined the 49ers for his second stint back in 2019 but was only featured in one game last season. He was resigned to the team’s practice squad back in November, as the team struggled with injuries while also having to place players on COVID-19/Reserve list.
In recent weeks, however, the 49ers became notably healthier, and the majority of their top choices at the wideout position returned to action. This made Matthews expendable, so the move didn’t come as a surprise.
We’re left to see whether Jordan Matthews manages to land a spot on another team before the 2020 NFL season wraps up. Despite some rough patches in recent years, which saw him being released four times in the last three years, Matthews could still have a place in the league considering he’s only 28 years old.
Matthews has 274 career receptions for 3,288 yards and 22 touchdowns since entering the NFL. The majority of this production came during his first three years with the Philadelphia Eagles.
