When Lawrence Okoye signed with the 49ers in 2013, the hope was that they could turn the British discus thrower into an NFL defensive lineman.
He spent a year on injured reserve and a year on the practice squad, but his breakthrough won’t be coming with the 49ers in 2015. Okoye was one of the players cut by the team on Monday as they worked their way down to the 75-man limit.
In addition to placing center Daniel Kilgore on the regular season PUP list, the 49ers also placed linebacker Desmond Bishop and wide receiver Dres Anderson on injured reserve. Fourth-round wide receiver DeAndre Smelter is on the non-football injury list.
Kicker Corey Acosta, linebacker Steve Beauharnais, cornerback Mylan Hicks, tackle Sean Hooey, wide receiver Mario Hull, wide receiver Chuck Jacobs, wide receiver Nigel King, linebacker Shawn Lemon and fullback Trey Millard were the other cuts.
