According to Jennifer Chan Lee of NBC Sports Bay Area, the San Francisco 49ers have significantly changed their special teams unit. In what can only be described as a surprising move, the team has made a change at long snapper and has gotten significantly older at that position.

One of the NFL’s most dreadful special teams groups will look different in 2025. On Thursday, two months after firing coordinator Brian Schneider, the San Francisco 49ers made another notable change by releasing longtime long snapper Taybor Pepper,

The 49ers have landed a new long snapper. The team is signing veteran Jon Weeks, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston. This news follows a report from earlier today that the 49ers were cutting Taybor Pepper, per Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area.

SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers made a long snapper switch Thursday, cutting Taybor Pepper after five seasons in the role and signing free agent Jon Weeks from Houston. Pepper took over the long snapping role early in the 2020 season in San Francisco and missed only one game in that span, when he was on the COVID list for the 2020 finale.

Weeks, a veteran Pro Bowl long snapper, went undrafted in 2008 but didn't join an NFL team until the Texans signed him in 2010. At 39 years old, however, Weeks may only serve as a short-term long snapper solution for the 49ers.

The San Francisco 49ers have signed TE Luke Farrell, WR Demarcus Robinson, CB Tre Brown, LB Luke Gifford, S Richie Grant, S Jason Pinnock and LS Jon Weeks. In addition, the team has released LS Taybor Pepper.

The San Francisco 49ers' roster overhaul continues with the release of long snapper Taybor Pepper, ending his five-season tenure with the team. This move, confirmed by Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area,

The San Francisco 49ers have released long-snapper Taybor Pepper as their roster makeover continues. Taybor has been with the 49ers since 2020. This past season was the lowest grade he’s received during his tenure with the Niners.