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Kyle Madson

Something on each position on 49ers initial 53-man roster

The 49ers on Tuesday announced their cuts and roster moves to get their regular season roster down to 53 players.

They wound up keeping two quarterbacks, four running backs, a fullback, six wide receivers, three tight ends, eight offensive linemen, 11 defensive lineman, five linebackers, six cornerbacks, four safeties and three specialists to round out their initial 53-man group.

In the coming days there’ll be changes and tweaks to the roster, but this is a quick position-by-position rundown of what was first announced Tuesday:

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