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49ers roster: Who's on the bubble, who isn't after 2 weeks of training camp

There have been a few changes since Niner Noise's last 49ers bubble watch for 2023.

By Peter Panacy

San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Brock Purdy (L), Trey Lance (C) and head coach Kyle Shanahan (R)
San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Brock Purdy (L), Trey Lance (C) and head coach Kyle Shanahan (R) / Thearon W. Henderson/GettyImages
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San Francisco 49ers, Dre Greenlaw, Fred Warner
San Francisco 49ers linebackers Dre Greenlaw (L) and Fred Warner (R) / Thearon W. Henderson/GettyImages

49ers roster bubble watch: Linebacker

Lock: Oren Burks, Dre Greenlaw, Fred Warner
Strong bubble: Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Marcelino McCrary-Ball, Dee Winters
Weak bubble: Jalen Graham*, Curtis Robinson
Long shot: Kyahva Tezino

Dre Greenlaw and All-Pro Fred Warner remain the unquestioned top linebacking duo in the NFL right now.

But, after Azeez Al-Shaair left in free agency, the strong-side (SAM) linebacker role remains open, even if it's not quite as prevalent as both the weak-side (WILL) and middle (SAM) spots.

This might have been a wide-open competition ahead of training camp, but one name that's repeatedly popping up is second-year pro Marcelino McCrary-Ball, who impressed a good deal last preseason and is now poised to do so again.

Even it means the Niners have to make tough choices between a veteran like Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles and one of the two drafted rookies, Dee Winters or Jalen Graham.

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