Per Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the San Francisco 49ers are releasing linebacker Malcolm Smith. Smith was spent two seasons with the Niners, but has battled injuries and has never been able to make the impact like the team had initially hoped.
In today’s 53-man roster projection, we had Smith missing the cut. Smith had been nursing a hamstring injury. He played six defensive snaps Saturday night against the Chiefs, while Alexander played 23 snaps, and Warner played 22.