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49ers 2021 ‘Who is?’ series: Wayne Gallman now on the bubble

Wayne Gallman #22 of the New York Giants (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

The 49ers brought in a serviceable backup in Wayne Gallman, but further offseason additions have now pushed him onto the 2021 roster bubble.

When the San Francisco 49ers signed former New York Giants running back Wayne Gallman to a one-year free-agent deal during the offseason, it wasn’t too hard to see why he had an inside track to make the Niners’ 53-man roster right out of the gate.

After all, San Francisco had bid farewell to two of its former running backs, Tevin Coleman and Jerick McKinnon.