The 49ers on Friday morning began the process of trimming their roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players with the release of one of their top off-season acquisitions.
The 49ers released veteran defensive lineman Darnell Dockett, as the 49ers work toward trimming their roster from 75 players to the 53-man limit before the deadline of Saturday, 1 p.m.
The 49ers are likely to make roster moves Friday and Saturday, with the Saturday cuts most likely being those players the 49ers would like to bring back to their 10-player practice squad.
Here’s a running tracker of the 49ers’ moves:
Darnell Dockett, 34, was released after signing a two-year, $7.