Free agent punter Corliss Waitman is signing with the 49ers, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.
The 49ers previously re-signed long snapper Jon Weeks and kicker Eddy Pineiro.
Waitman, 30, will replace Thomas Morstead as the team’s punter.
He signed with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and has had three stints with Pittsburgh, including the past two seasons.
Waitman has also had stops with the Raiders, Patriots, Broncos and Bears.
In his career, Waitman has appeared in 52 games with 230 punts for a 46.4-yard average and a 41.7-yard net. He has landed 36.5 percent of his punts inside the 20-yard line.
Free agent defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day is signing a two-year, $11 million deal with the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. The deal includes $6 million this year.
Joseph-Day, who turns 31 next week, spent the past two seasons with the Titans, appearing in all 34 possible games.
In 2025, he totaled 41 tackles, two sacks, six quarterback hits and a fumble recovery.
The Rams made him a sixth-round pick in 2018, and he has also spent time with the Chargers and 49ers.
Joseph-Day has recorded 314 tackles, 5.5 sacks, one interception, six pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
The Dolphins are adding a long snapper.
Via Dan Graziano of ESPN, Miami is signing Tucker Addington.
Addington, 28, previously played for Miami in 2024, appearing in three games. He’s appeared in regular season games for New England, Washington, and Miami since 2022.
After going undrafted out of Sam Houston State, Addington has spent time with Dallas, New England, Jacksonville, Washington, Miami, Houston, and Pittsburgh in the league.
Running back Rico Dowdle signed with the Steelers this week after spending last season with the Panthers, and he’s already looking forward to his new team facing his old team this season.
The Steelers will play a home game in 2026, and when Dowdle was asked about that game, he said he’s well aware that he’ll be facing his former team.
“It’s definitely circled. It’s definitely circled, for sure,” Dowdle said.
That may not be great news for the Panthers. Dowdle has played against a former team once in his NFL career, and that one game was one of the best games he’s ever played. Playing for the Panthers last season against his first team, the Cowboys, Dowdle had a career-high 239 yards from scrimmage, with 30 carries for 183 yards and four catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.
If Dowdle plays with that kind of fire against the Panthers, he’s going to make them regret letting him walk in free agency.
The relocated flag football tournament, which has moved from Saudi Arabia to L.A. due to the war in the Middle East, has added more participants.
Via Sports Business Journal, Fanatics announced the full roster of players earlier this week.
In addition to the active NFL players previously named (Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley), more current pro football players will take part: Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty, Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith, Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Rams receiver Davante Adams, 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, Chargers safety Derwin James Jr., and Steelers safety Jalen Ramsey.
Several current free agents also will play: Von Miller, DeAndre Hopkins, Deebo Samuel, and Stefon Diggs.
The recent pivot to the inclusion of the U.S. men’s national flag football team as one of the three teams in the tournament likely will make the tournament more competitive. The flag players will hope to show they are better suited to represent the United States in the Olympics in 2028.
That will do nothing to reduce the risk of injury associated with the event. If the free agents haven’t signed by March 21, any sort of injury could complicate their effort to find a new NFL team.
And, yes, the risk of injury is lower than the risk they assume when suiting up and playing full-contact tackle football. There’s still risk, as promising young NFL running back Robert Edwards once learned the very hard way.
The two teams of current and former NFL players and various non-football players will be picked from the pool of players on March 19.
Tom Brady is the ringleader of the tournament. And, as one team executive recently opined, there’s no way Tom Brady would be playing in a flag football tournament if he was still playing in the NFL.
Regardless, the flag football tournament, which will be televised by Fox, could be interesting extra-screen viewing during the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
