49ers sign punter O’Donnell after recent Wishnowsky injury

Programming Note: Watch "49ers Now" with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — The 49ers on Wednesday signed veteran punter Pat O'Donnell to the practice squad as an insurance policy if Mitch Wishnowsky is not able to play in Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. Wishnowsky has been on the injury report for two weeks with a back injury and coach Kyle Shanahan indicated that the Australian punter is not recovering as quickly as the team had hoped. "Mitch Wishnowsky, his back flared up a little so we're going to evaluate some treatment options this week and see how he deals these next couple days," Shanahan said on Monday via conference call. Wishnowsky only was on the field for one punt in San Francisco's 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after the offense's first drive of the game. The punt traveled 31 yards and was downed on the four-yard line. O'Donnell originally was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (No. 191) of the 2014 NFL Draft and played eight seasons with Chicago before joining the Green Bay Packers in 2022. The Miami...