The San Francisco 49ers signed veteran free agent cornerback Anthony Averett to a one-year contract on Thursday.
To make room on the roster, the Niners also placed fellow corner Terrance Mitchell on the team’s injured reserve list.
Averett, 28, joins his third organization after playing out his one-year deal he signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022. Averett played in only seven games (six starts) after missing 10 games in two separate injury stints.
Originally drafted in the fourth round by the Baltimore Ravens in 2018, Averett posted a career-high three interceptions in a career-high 14 starts in 2021. But the Ravens chose not to bring him back after a slew of secondary injuries helped cause a late-season collapse that cost the team a potential playoff berth.
In 51 career games (27 starts), Averett has posted 114 tackles, three interceptions and 23 passes defensed.
Mitchell, 31, signed with San Francisco nine days earlier on July 25. He started five of his 11 games with the Tennessee Titans in 2022, posting 39 tackles and one interception. He has played for six other teams in his eight NFL seasons.
Mitchell has picked off nine career passes in 94 games (56 starts).
–Field Level Media
