Roster manipulation at its finest.
The San Francisco 49ers appear to have figured out their 2016 player who will be the weekly transaction watch. The team announced on Tuesday that they have signed running back DuJuan Harris, and waived wide receiver Chris Harper. This move comes a day after they made the reverse move a few hours before Monday Night Football.
Back in 2014, the 49ers waived and re-signed quarterback Josh Johnson three times. The team used his veteran status as a way of effectively having a 54th man on the roster. Pro Football Talk described it back then as follows:
A vested veteran not subject to waivers gets cut late in the week, after being around long enough to get a game check.