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Rethinking 49ers 53-man roster after first wave of 2021 cuts

August 14, 2021; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) warm up before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

With one 49ers preseason game and a round of cuts out of the way, let’s reconsider previous attempts to predict the 53-man roster for 2021.

Another year means another set of NFL roster rules that the San Francisco 49ers and the rest of the league have to follow.

With the cut down to three preseason games, the league implemented new rules for roster cuts, which means we’ll see a round of cuts each week until the final 53-man rosters are due by 4 p.