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49ers sign punter, announce new head athletic trainer

The 49ers have a possible replacement for Bradley Pinion after he left in free agency last week to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

San Francisco on Tuesday announced the signing of former Green Bay Packers punter Justin Vogel, who was named a Pro-Bowl alternate following his rookie season in 2017. He averaged 41.6 net yards per punt ranking seventh in the NFL. He had 19 punts downed inside the 20-yard line and just two touchbacks, which were the fewest by a Packers punter in club history with at least 70 attempts.

But Vogel was released after the Packers invested a fifth-round draft choice in J.