Update: Roughly 48 hours later, Westbrooks has been cut:
We will update if there is any information as to why this happened. It’s a bizarre scenario.
The San Francisco 49ers today announced they had signed DL Ethan Westbrooks to a one-year deal.
Westbrooks (6-4, 287) originally entered the NFL after signing with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2014. In five years with the Rams (2014-18), Westbrooks appeared in 67 games (11 starts) and registered 79 tackles, 9.0 sacks, three passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown.