49ers placed defensive lineman Tank Carradine on injured reserve after he suffered a high ankle sprain Thursday night against the Rams, the team announced Monday.
Taking Carradine’s roster spot is former Cowboys practice squad member and linebacker Mark Nzeocha (6-3, 240), a seventh-round selection in the 2015 NFL draft.
Carradine, who signed a one-year extension in 2016 under former general manager Trent Baalke, is slated for free agency in the spring.
He plays the strong side defensive end position in base downs and rotates with recent third-overall pick Solomon Thomas in nickel and sub packages.
San Francisco’s other “big end” is 2015 fifth-round pick Ronald Blair, who was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season with a wrist injury.
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