The San Francisco 49ers made a roster transaction on Monday to replenish the wide receiver depth chart. The team claimed Tim Patrick off waivers and made room for him by using the waived/injured designation on UDFA B.J. Johnson III.
Johnson suffered a hamstring injury that Kyle Shanahan said Monday afternoon might be a partial tear, but was still being evaluated. The evaluation would appear to be in. If Johnson goes unclaimed on waivers, he will revert to the 49ers injured reserve list. In that spot, he would not count against the 90-man roster. Depending on the severity of the injury, the 49ers could negotiate an injury settlement with Johnson in which they would pay him however many game checks the injury would cost him.