The 49ers on Wednesday lost their second defensive lineman of the offseason to the Indianapolis Colts. Sheldon Day will join former teammate DeForest Buckner there on a one-year deal according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.
Day spent the last 2-plus seasons in San Francisco after they signed him off waivers from the Jaguars in the middle of the 2017 campaign. He went on to play 37 games for the 49ers with five starts including the postseason. Day started all three playoff games for San Francisco during their Super Bowl run with starter DJ Jones sidelined by an ankle injury.
In his 34 regular season games, Day posted 26 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and seven quarterback hits.
While he did earn the last handful of starts last season, Day played just 32 percent of the defensive snaps. Replacing him won’t be nearly the task replacing Buckner will be, but it is still a blow to the 49ers’ defensive line depth.
He was the second reserve defensive lineman to depart Wednesday. Anthony Zettel, a late-season addition in 2019 who played in the final regular season game and sparingly in the three postseason games, agreed to a one-year deal with the Vikings, the team announced.
