The San Francisco 49ers announced today that they have signed DL Sebastian Joseph-Day and OL Matt Pryor to one-year contracts. To make room on the roster, the team waived RB Jeremy McNichols. Additionally, the team added OL Sebastian Gutierrez and WR Willie Snead IV to the practice squad and opened the practice window for WR Danny Gray (injured reserve list).
Joseph-Day (6-4, 310) was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. During his five-year NFL career with the Rams (2019-21) and Los Angeles Chargers (2022-23), he appeared in 69 games (68 starts) and recorded 225 tackles, 11.0 sacks, 21 tackles for loss and five passes defensed, one interception, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He also appeared in four postseason contests (three starts) and added 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks and one pass defensed.
Joseph-Day, a 28-year-old native of Stroudsburg, Pa., attended Rutgers University (2013-17), where he appeared in 50 games (35 starts) and recorded 97 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 14.5 tackles for loss, two defended passes and recorded two forced fumbles.
Pryor (6-7, 332) was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (206th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. During his five-year NFL career with the Eagles (2018-20), Indianapolis Colts (2021-22) and San Francisco 49ers (2023), he appeared in 73 regular season games (24 starts) and started one postseason contest. In 2023, Pryor played 13 games with the team before being released on December 25.
Pryor is 28 years old and hails from Lakewood, California. He attended Texas Christian University (2013–17), where he appeared in 46 games (32 starts) and earned Associated Press Second-Team All-Big-12 honors as a senior in 2017.
Gutierrez (6-5, 308) originally entered the NFL after signing with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022. During his two-year NFL career, he spent time on the practice squads of the New England Patriots (2022), Las Vegas Raiders (2022-23) and Kansas City Chiefs (2023) and has appeared in one game with the Raiders. In 2023, Gutierrez signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9 and was released by the team on May 1. He then signed a one-year contract with the Chiefs before being released on August 29 and signing with the Raiders' practice squad on September 13. He was subsequently released by the Raiders on October 16.
The 25-year-old Gutierrez is a native of Pasco, WA and attended Minot State University (2016-20), where he appeared in 40 games.
Snead IV (5-11, 195) was released by the team on December 26th.
McNichols (5-9, 205) originally signed with the team's practice squad on September 26, 2023 and was promoted to the active roster on December 21. He appeared in two games with the team.