49ers trade linebacker Griffith to Broncos on cut-down day

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Linebacker Jonas Griffith earned a spot in the NFL this summer with his play for the 49ers during the exhibition season.

His employer, however, will not be the 49ers.

The 49ers completed a trade to send Griffith, a first-year player from Indiana State, to the Denver Broncos, NFL Media's Tom Pelissero reported early Tuesday morning.

NFL teams have until Tuesday, 1 p.m. PT, to trim their active rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 players. The 49ers opened the day with 80 players, not including international player Alfredo Gutierrez, who is assured a 17th spot on the practice squad this season.

The 49ers sent Jonas and a 2022 seventh-round pick to the Broncos in exchange for Denver’s sixth-round pick in 2022 and a seventh-round selection in 2023, reported Pelissero.

The 49ers now have five picks scheduled for the 2022 draft.

They dealt first- and third-round picks to the Miami Dolphins in order to move up to No. 3 in this year’s draft. They also sent their sixth-round pick to the Jets for defensive end Jordan Willis last season.

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Griffith, whom the 49ers signed as an undrafted rookie in 2020, backed up Fred Warner at middle linebacker this summer. He spent some time on the 49ers' practice squad last season.

A four-year player at Indiana State, Griffith was named First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference, earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award as well as MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

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