49ers officially cut Dee Ford on Wednesday

In June, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said he did not expect former Auburn star Dee Ford to be with the franchise this fall. On Wednesday afternoon, that finally came to fruition as San Francisco officially cut Ford from their roster, per Pro Football Talk.

Back in June, the 49ers’ leadership knew that Ford’s time with the franchise was over.

“He’s going to come in. He’s been excused from minicamp,” Shanahan said, via 49ersWebzone.com. “I think he’s coming in to get his physical later this week. But no, he’s not doing anything with us.”

“I know we’ve gotten a good bill of health from his doctors, saying how good he is in this spot,” Shanahan added. “We’re going to check him out with our physical. I do not expect him to be on our team. But those are the [two] options that could happen.”

San Francisco General Manager John Lynch revealed the team’s plans for Ford back in March.

“I don’t see a lot of hope with him being a factor for us on the field moving forward,” Lynch said regarding Ford, via NBCSportsBayArea.com. “I think we tried to be as patient as possible, and no fault of Dee, he just ran into a bad situation with his back, where he couldn’t get healthy.”

Injury effectively ends Dee Ford’s career in San Francisco

Originally, Ford was traded from the Kansas City Chiefs to San Francisco, who signed him to a huge extension at the time. However, his time has come to an unceremonious end with the franchise.

Over the course of his eight-year NFL career, Ford has accumulated 159 total tackles, 40.0 sacks and 12 forced fumbles. During five seasons with the Chiefs, the former Auburn standout totaled 137 total tackles, 30.5 sacks and nine forced fumbles. While with San Francisco, his numbers dipped. He amassed just 22 total tackles and 9.5 sacks over three seasons with the 49ers.

Understandably, the 49ers expected more out of Dee Ford when they gave him a five-year, $87.5M contract. Time will tell if another NFL team takes a shot on the former Auburn star in the future.

On3’s Nikki Chavanelle also contributed to this article.