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Bellore

Rodriguez was solid in the win over the Giants in Week 9, but wasn’t involved in the offense in Week 10 against the Steelers with just two carries for four yards. Driskel will be the emergency third quarterback for Thursday’s contest.

Bellore has been with the Seahawks since 2019, making the Pro Bowl twice in his tenure. He started his career as a linebacker, transitioning to also play fullback later on. The 34-year-old is also a key special-teamer, playing over 80% of special teams snaps for the Seahawks over the last two seasons. Pelissero reports than Bellore plans to keep playing as he is expected to hit free agency Monday.

Bellore was set to hit free agency in a few weeks but will now remain under contract through the 2024 season. He has logged hundreds of snaps at fullback and linebacker during his 12-year career, though he gets most of his run on special teams in Seattle. The Seahawks’ special teams captain notched 15 tackles and one carry in 2022.

PFF_Mike with the scoop here. Bellore is a core special teams member and part-time fullback. He’ll help Pete Carroll establish the run against Russell Wilson’s will.

Bellore, who was initially cut on Saturday, played 29 snaps on offense for Seattle, primarily lining up as a blocker on special teams (267 snaps) units last year. He’s received one carry in his career.

Bellore played in Seattle for one season before they chose to move on from him. He converted to fullback in 2018 after getting a handful of reps at the position in previous years. Bellore is primarily a special teams player at this point in his career. He has one carry in his career and saw just two targets in 2019. Seattle used him on offense for just 29 snaps last year while giving him 267 snaps on special teams.

Bellore has only been a fullback since 2018, but he handled lead-blocking duties for last year’s run-heavy Lions team. He is the only fullback on the Seahawks’ 90-man roster.

A sub-par talent, Bellore was forced into far too many snaps for the 49ers’ historically-bad run defense, playing nearly every down. Headed back to free agency, he’s unlikely to be brought back as the 49ers begin to pick up the pieces on defense.

Bellore has been an every-down player for the 49ers’ abysmal defense.

Bellore started 10 games for the lowly Niners last season, but in Detroit he’ll surely be asked to play more of a special teams role as a backup.