Cortez kicked to the curb
Cortez got the boot today. Chandler will kick on Monday Night.
Cortez kicked to the curb
Cortez
Jeff Chandler will handle placekicking duties for the 49ers during Monday night's game against the Eagles, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported on Nov. 20. Jose Cortez, who has struggled this season, will not be on the active roster for the game. Cortez has missed two potential game-winning field goals in the last three weeks, including a 41-yarder in overtime last Sunday during San Francisco's 20-17 loss at San Diego. "I think we have two players within the organization that can get us to where we need to get to,'' general manager Terry Donahue said on Nov. 19. Chandler, the 49ers' fourth-round draft pick last spring, got a $330,000 signing bonus and a three-year contract. But during training camp, Cortez successfully held the job he won last spring after joining the 49ers from the XFL.