{"id":64778,"date":"2025-06-29T01:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=64778"},"modified":"2025-06-29T01:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:36:58","slug":"49ers-had-interest-in-former-1st-round-cb-before-he-signed-with-texans-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=64778","title":{"rendered":"49ers Had Interest in Former 1st-Round CB Before He Signed With Texans: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1285834481-e1751115058577.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1285834481-e1751115058577.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1285834481-e1751115058577.jpg?quality=45&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1285834481-e1751115058577.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"49ers Had Interest in Former 1st-Round CB Before He Signed With Texans: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Find out why the San Francisco 49ers showed interest in Damon Arnette, who recently signed with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Damon Arnette Jr. is back in the NFL after not playing in the league since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old cornerback is fresh from signing a new deal with the Houston Texans after a successful stint with the Houston Roughnecks of the UFL, and according to insider Aaron Wilson of Click 2 Houston, there was another team who showed interest in the former first-round pick: the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a couple of teams that were reaching out on him,\u201d Darryl \u2018Moose\u2019 Johnston, Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the UFL, said about Arnette, per Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it was great to see the Houston Texans call, DeMeco Ryans, because John Lynch in San Francisco was another one that called about him. So you can see that he really fits that style of defense that DeMeco wants to install with the Texans coming from the San Francisco 49ers because those were probably the two busiest teams that were reaching out on Damon\u2019s behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>More on the San Francisco 49ers Interest in CB Damon Arnette Jr.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5403630\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg 3324w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=150,99 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=1024,675 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=1536,1012 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=2048,1350 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=782,515 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=780,514 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=425,280 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=660,435 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=256,169 256w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=273,180 273w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=228,150 228w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1334407665_3f26df.jpg?resize=225,148 225w\" alt=\"49ers Had Interest in Former 1st-Round CB Before He Signed With Texans: Report\" width=\"782\" height=\"515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5403630\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5403630\">GettyThe San Francisco 49ers showed interest in cornerback Damon Arnette before he signed with the Texans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Heading into training camp this summer, the 49ers could use some depth at corner. Deommodore Lenoir is the team\u2019s top CB, with Renardo Green and Tre Brown also in the mix. Upton Stout is an option at nickel. Other CBs on the roster include Ambry Thomas, Darrell Luter, Siran Neal and Tre Avery.<\/p>\n<p>Adding another competitor to the mix certainly wouldn\u2019t be a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>Arnette headed to the UFL in December 2024. With the Roughnecks, he made a strong impression, finishing with 18 tackles, five passes defended, one interception returned for a touchdown and a sack in eight games.<\/p>\n<p>After his impressive showing in the UFL, he landed a one-year deal with the Texans. At age 28, he\u2019s set to compete for depth in a cornerback group led by Derek Stingley Jr. and Kamari Lassiter.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>More on the Troubles Arnette Has Faced<\/h2>\n<p>The Las Vegas Raiders selected Arnette 19th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, expecting him to be a difference-maker. During his two seasons with the Raiders (2020\u20132021), he played in 13 games (seven starts), recording 29 total tackles, three pass deflections and no interceptions. He showed promise until injuries sidelined him; Arnette eventually lost his roster spot following being placed on injured reserve due to a thumb injury and groin issues.<\/p>\n<p>In October of 2020, he was involved in a hit-and-run crash in which the collision was alleged to have caused head trauma and mental distress to another driver. In November 2021, the Raiders cut him after a viral video showed him menacingly handling firearms and making death threats.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in January 2024, Arnette was arrested in Texas for meth possession and unlawful firearm carrying, though his legal team argued it involved prescribed medication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was genuine remorse about what had happened and then you get with the appropriate people to get the facts of the matter and, then, you weigh all those different elements into it. When we got down to it, we really felt that Damon had earned the right to have a second opportunity to change his life around,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we\u2019re very proud of what he\u2019s done with this opportunity. He\u2019s still got a long way to go. I talked to Damon the day he signed with the Texans and said, \u2018Hey, congratulations, that\u2019s great stuff. I know it\u2019s been a long journey, but you are just at the beginning. You\u2019ve got so much work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These incidents have cast a long shadow, over Arnette\u2019s career. It\u2019ll be up to him to write his own redemption story.<\/p>\n<p>Beth Mishler-Elmore Beth Mishler-Elmore is a Heavy sports contributor based in the Midwest, focusing on the NFL, NBA and WNBA. More about Beth Mishler-Elmore<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on 49ers<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out why the San Francisco 49ers showed interest in Damon Arnette, who recently signed with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":64779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>49ers Had Interest in Former 1st-Round CB Before He Signed With Texans: Report - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=64778\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"49ers Had Interest in Former 1st-Round CB Before He Signed With Texans: Report - 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