Getty Linebacker Nathan Gerry #47 of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Linebacker Nate Gerry was waived by the San Francisco 49ers just five months after signing with the team, SiriusXM’s Adam Caplan reported on Tuesday.
Gerry inked a one-year, $990K deal with the Niners back in March that included an additional $137K in incentives. The contract contained no guaranteed money, so the Niners are saving money on this move.
#49ers cut LB Nate Gerry.
The former fifth-round selection out of Nebraska in 2017 recorded just 57 tackles, four tackles for a loss, a sack, and two passes defended through seven games with the Eagles last season. His season was cut short in October after having to undergo season-ending surgery for an Achilles injury that he tried to play through. Gerry ended 2020 allowing an NFL-worst 146.4 passer rating into his coverage. But, the 3 seasons before, Gerry earned above-average grades.
In 2019, Gerry played 335 snaps on special teams in addition to 620 on defense. In four NFL seasons, Gerry has recorded 163 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, 10 passes defensed, three interceptions, and a touchdown.
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NFL Twitter Reacts to Niners Cutting Gerry
As always, NFL fans gave their input on the 49ers letting Gerry go.
Gerry entered last season with the Eagles as a starter, but near the end of the year, he was left out of rotation.
This dude didnt even make it to training camp but was our starting LB 🤦🏾♂️ literally nowhere to go but up this season #Eagles
— Pfizer Söze (@KushNup) July 6, 2021
took the #49ers 3 mini camp practices to learn what it took the @Eagles 3 seasons to learn.
— Hornet211 (@eaglesfan_3899) July 6, 2021
He was also a favorite of former defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz who used him as his starting middle linebacker.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 the worst LB in the nfl couldn’t even make it to training camp
— DEVONTA SMITH SZN (@QuilSoChill) July 6, 2021
they saw 1 practice and said enough of this bum 😭😭😭😭😭😭 while schwrtz kept forcing this garbage can on us
— DEVONTA SMITH SZN (@QuilSoChill) July 6, 2021
The 26-year-old comes to the Bay Area with a Super Bowl ring from 2018.
i’m sure his 5 tackles helped make a significant contribution to our super bowl run
— 𝐦𝐚𝐥🥤 (@swagdragun) July 7, 2021
Jim Schwartz made Eagles fans suffer week after week with this guy until he got injured
— JSH66 (@jsheld0710) July 6, 2021
Schwartz gonna sign him in Tennessee he loves terrible LBers
— KevCarroll (@KevCarroll88) July 6, 2021
This doesn’t make sense but it’s still funny.
May as well have cut Tom and Gerry
— cannoncbs (@jvzanghi) July 6, 2021
Okay, so Gerry is not a fan favorite according to Twitter.
Worst LB I’ve ever seen
— Jonpaul DeSario (@jaypizzle76) July 6, 2021
Good he trash
— Wise Words from Jules (@Im_DoubleDigits) July 6, 2021
Smart
— Paul Stickles (@stickles_paul) July 6, 2021
But, he might have one fan.
Niners missed out on a good one
— illest🤠 (@illestReborn) July 6, 2021
With training camp around the corner, this could be the first step towards an extension for 49ers starting middle linebacker Fred Warner.
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