The San Francisco 49ers cleared Desmond Bishop off injured reserve with an injury settlement. We break that down and consider whether they might do something similar with Kendall Hunter.
The San Francisco 49ers made roster cuts over the last week, and one such move involved placing Desmond Bishop on injured reserve this past Monday. He had a hand injury that required surgery, and cost him much of the preseason. Yesterday, Matt Barrows reported the team came to an injury settlement with Bishop, making him an unrestricted free agent.
An injury settlement involves paying a player the number of game checks that are equivalent to what he would otherwise earn with the team had he placed or remained on injured reserve.