After waiving their defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day on Friday, the former Super Bowl champion has found a new home. It was announced that the 28-year-old has inked a one-year deal with NFC contenders, the San Francisco 49ers. Former NFL cornerback turned analyst was the first to report on it.
On Tuesday, the 49ers signed veteran defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, according to Jason McCourty of The NFL Network. Joseph-Day is only 28-years old. he’s a former captain and he has started 68 games in the NFL, including 14 this season for the Chargers, who inexplicably released him four days ago. The Chargers also recently fired their head coach, so who knows what they’re doing?
Whatever the Chargers’ motivation for releasing Joseph-Day, the 49ers benefit, because now they have a quality starting-caliber defensive tackle who’s stout against the run and can start in place of Arik Armstead until he returns from plantar fasciitis in his foot, whenever that might be. It’s possible he could miss the rest of the regular season. It seems unlikely that Joseph-Day would sign with the 49ers to be a backup, considering he has been a starter his entire career and likely had interest from other teams before signing with the 49ers. Maybe he knows more about Armstead’s injury than we do.
