After Isaiah Winstead went undrafted, he turned to his social media to urge NFL teams to sign him. And now the 49ers have.
Winstead, a wide receiver out of East Carolina, has signed with the 49ers. That came after a tweet from Winstead in which he said that not only had no teams offered him a contract as an undrafted free agent, but none had even offered to bring him to a rookie minicamp.
“6’4 210 moving like this,” Winstead tweeted, along with a video of his highlights. “No mini camp invite or UDFA deal. Behind the scenes on what I can do. With 88 catches & 1100 yds this past season.”
Winstead’s tweet got thousands of retweets and got him plenty of support from fans who’d like to see an underdog got a chance. And now he’ll get his chance with the 49ers.
Last season Winstead had 88 catches for 1,085 yards and six touchdowns at East Carolina. His football journey has been a long one, as he previously played at Toledo and at Norfolk State.
Winstead is the 90th player the 49ers have signed to their roster, which means they’re at their limit -- and which also means he’s a long shot to make the 53-player roster for the regular season. But for now he’s on an NFL roster, just days after not even getting a minicamp invitation. He’ll get a chance to prove what he can do.
