A year after the 49ers drafted Cameron Latu in Round 3, they waived him. And he never played a regular-season snap. He was so bad in training camp last year, they put him on Injured Reserve without a designation to return.
He was so bad in training camp last year, they put him on Injured Reserve without a designation to return. And then he was so bad in training camp this year, they waived them even though they had used premium draft capital to acquire him. Now, he's on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. That's how bad of a job Latu has done since getting drafted.
“Cam did a great job," general John Lynch said on Wednesday. "Had two knee surgeries in his time here. But, couldn't have asked for anything more in terms of his work ethic. I think we just kind of, you fall into some good players. Saubert is a guy that we went out and got in free agency, really has been a nice find for us both at tight end and at special teams. Jake Tonges has been really, I'd say, a surprise and played really well.
I'm guessing the 49ers would have signed Latu to their practice squad but he wanted a fresh start elsewhere.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club.
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