49ers cut Isaiah Oliver, a veteran cornerback.
Isaiah Oliver, a seasoned cornerback, has been released by the San Francisco 49ers. Early in the 2023 season, he had a big defensive snap count, but in the second half of the schedule, he played less and less.
Oliver was mostly used on special teams during the 49ers’ three playoff games, playing no defensive snaps at all. He was only with San Francisco for one season.
According to OverTheCap.com, the move creates $1.46 million in dead money while saving the 49ers $2.4 million in salary cap space.
The following summary was given by 49ers Communications.
On March 15, 2023, Oliver (6-0, 202) inked a contract to play for the 49ers. He had 17 appearances (six starts) and finished with 58 tackles, two passes defensed, one interception, and one fumble recovery in 2023. In all three postseason games, he also made an appearance.
Oliver, a 26-year-old native of Phoenix, Arizona, spent three years (2015–17) as a student at the University of Colorado, where he made 36 appearances (25 starts), totaling 82 tackles, 32 passes defensed, and three interceptions. Oliver was named to the 2017 Colorado First-Team All-Pac-12 team as a junior.
ADDITIONAL NEWS:
Isaiah Oliver, a seasoned cornerback, was released by the San Francisco 49ers on Friday.
Oliver, 27, signed a two-year, $6.75 million contract last March, but was cut after just one season. With the transaction, the 49ers freed up $2.4 million in cap space, according to Spotrac.
San Francisco started the week about $4.625 million below the ceiling on salaries.
Oliver recorded 67 tackles, one interception, and one fumble recovery in 17 regular-season games (six starts) for the 49ers. Throughout San Francisco’s three postseason games, he saw no defensive playing time; all 35 snaps were on special teams.
Oliver spent five seasons with the Atlanta Falcons after being selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Before departing Atlanta as a free agency after the 2022 season, he started 38 of the 62 games he played with the team.
In 79 games (44 starts), Oliver has accumulated 270 tackles, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and two sacks.
