In posts to his social media accounts, Morstead posed for a picture in front of an oversized 49ers helmet and wrote that " grateful is an understatement ." The team has not made any announcement about terms of a deal, but one will likely be coming to confirm that Morstead is joining the NFC West team.

Punter Thomas Morstead is signing with the 49ers after beginning his career with the 2009 champion New Orleans Saints and playing the past two years with the New York Jets.