The San Francisco 49ers today announced they have signed P Anthony Santella to a one-year deal. The team also announced they have signed 12 undrafted free agents.
Santella (6-2, 190) originally entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Carolina Panthers in 2011. He spent training camp with the team that year before being released on August 27, 2011.
A 25-year old native of Wauconda, IL, Santella played collegiately at the University of Illinois, where he was a First-Team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and a second-team selection by the media, as a senior. He finished his Illinois career ranked second in both career punts with 244 and career punting yardage with 9,964, and finished fourth in punting average at 40.8.
The 49ers 12 undrafted free agents are listed below:
Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | School |
Sherman Carter | C | 6-3 | 304 | Tennessee State |
Alex Debniak | FB | 6-2 | 240 | Stanford |
MarQueis Gray | HB | 6-4 | 250 | Minnesota |
D.J. Harper | RB | 5-9 | 211 | Boise State |
Chuck Jacobs | WR | 6-0 | 178 | Utah State |
Luke Marquardt | T | 6-8 | 315 | Azusa Pacific |
Kevin McDermott | LS | 6-4 | 234 | UCLA |
Darryl Morris | CB | 5-10 | 188 | Texas State |
Lawrence Okoye | DL | 6-6 | 304 | — |
Patrick Omameh | G | 6-4 | 305 | Michigan |
Mike Purcell | NT | 6-3 | 303 | Wyoming |
Lowell Rose | CB | 6-1 | 192 | Tulsa |
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