49ers release special teams standout George Odum amid major overhaul

The San Francisco 49ers released special teams standout George Odum on Saturday in the latest move to overhaul that unit. Odum had been placed on the non-football injury list on Friday with a knee injury and now is off the roster entirely before the first training camp practice is scheduled for Wednesday. Odum had spent the past three seasons with the Niners, leading them with 759 snaps on special teams and tied for the fourth-most special teams tackles in the NFL with 36 in that span.

49ers waive longtime punter Wishnowsky after Morstead signing

The San Francisco 49ers waived longtime punter Mitch Wishnowsky after signing veteran punter Thomas Morstead.

Shocking stat puts 49ers’ special-teams struggles into perspective

A plot graph puts the San Francisco 49ers’ season-long special teams struggles into perspective.