The San Francisco 49ers announced on Saturday that they have promoted guard Andrew Tiller to the active roster from the team’s practice squad. In order to make room on the roster, the team has released cornerback Shareece Wright.
Tiller (6-4, 324) was originally signed to the 49ers practice squad on Oct. 7, 2014. He was then promoted to the team’s active roster on Dec. 13, 2014. Tiller appeared in one game last season. He was released on Sept. 5, 2015 and signed to the 49ers practice squad the following day.
A 26-year-old native of Brentwood, NY, Tiller attended Syracuse, where he was an All-Big East First-Team selection in 2011.