The San Francisco 49ers made a roster move on Saturday, promoting guard Andrew Tiller from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. The move came a few days after the trade that sent center Nick Easton to the Minnesota Vikings for linebacker Gerald Hodges. Shortly after
From a depth chart stand-point, the move made sense. The team had Easton active the last two weeks, although he did not see any playing time. His departure left the 49ers with Ian Silberman and Trenton Brown as their only reserve linemen. Tiller had a great preseason, and while it did come against reserves, it was still a strong preseason performance.