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Final Cuts

To pare down to the NFL mandatory 53-man roster, the 49ers waived 15 players on Saturday. The 49ers waived six veterans, five first-year players and four rookies.

The 49ers waived veterans DE Tony Brown, LB Ray Wells, CB Willie Middlebrooks, G Scott Peters, CB Rayshun Reed and LB Richard Seigler, first-year players CB Allan Amundson, T Brendan Darby, C Norm Katnik, T Tim Provost and LB Matt Yates, and rookies FB Tony Ficklin, WR Marcus Maxwell, RB Bobby Purify and CB Daven Holly.

A total of 16 new players made the 49ers final roster with nine of the team’s 11 2005 draft picks, two rookie free agents and five veteran free agents.