The 49ers made an interesting move this week. They signed safety Tashaun Gipson to their practice squad. Gipson started 33 games at free safety for the 49ers the past two seasons before signing this year with the Jaguars and getting suspended.
They signed safety Tashaun Gipson to their practice squad. Gipson started 33 games at free safety for the 49ers the past two seasons before signing this year with the Jaguars and getting suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs. Now his suspension is over and the Jaguars have released him, so he has returned to the 49ers, and it's unclear what he'll do.
Here's what defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen said this week about Gipson and the rest of the safeties courtesy of the 49ers p.r. department. SORENSEN: “I think it's huge. He started for us the last two years. He's a great dude. He's played a ton of ball. He's taken it, like 33 career picks. He's had a ton of success and he is a great guy. And just having him back, I think everyone was real excited to see him. I think he's excited to be here and be back and feel like he didn't leave. We're just excited to have him back, see how he feels.
SORENSEN: “No one is perfect, period, but when the guys are young and the one thing that's cool about them that you guys ask about them and that I say weekly, is that they do get better and they learn every week. And even with Tig, he came in midway through the season, so really he's kind of played a year now. So he is a young safety, I'm glad you say it like that, but he's played a lot of ball too. I think those guys have accelerated their growth, they care a lot.
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