Alfredo Gutiérrez Urías (born December 29, 1995) is a Mexican professional

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. He played

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for the

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and was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2021.

Early life

Gutiérrez was born in

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, on December 29, 1995. He attended Montgomery High School in

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, where he played football his last two years. He attended Grossmont College in El Cajon in early 2015, but when his

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eligibility process became stalled, he transferred to the

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where he played

on a full scholarship and won the national title in 2019.

Professional career

Gutiérrez was assigned to the

roster on May 4, 2021, as a part of the NFL's

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(IPPP). He was waived by the 49ers on August 31, 2021, when the team announced its final 53-man roster for the 2021 season. He was resigned to the

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, due to an IPPP exemption allowing the 49ers to have an extra practice squad member; however, he was ineligible to be activated to the main roster. On February 2, 2022, Gutiérrez was one of eleven players who signed a reserve/futures contract with the 49ers. He played in his first NFL game on August 20, 2022, during week 2 of the 2022 preseason in a 17–7 victory against the

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. Head coach

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awarded Gutiérrez the game ball to celebrate his NFL debut. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 31, 2023. The San Francisco 49ers were able to sign Gutiérrez as an extra practice squad member for a third and final year during the 2023 season. Gutiérrez stated that his goal was to make the final roster for the 2023 season, stating "with these two years of learning, I'm hoping I can land a spot in the 53". He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. He was not among the players signed to reserve/future contracts in 2024 and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.

Personal life

On September 26, 2022, one day before an

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match between the

and

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national teams in

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, Gutiérrez was invited by the Mexico national team to trade jerseys with Mexican players

Guillermo Ochoa Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (; born 13 July 1985), commonly known as "Memo Ochoa", is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club AVS Futebol ...

and

Andrés Guardado José Andrés Guardado Hernández (; born 28 September 1986) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Popularly known as ''Principito'' (Spanish for '' Little Prince''), Guardado came through the youth ranks at ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Alfredo Living people 1995 births San Francisco 49ers players American football offensive tackles Sportspeople from Tijuana Mexican players of American football International Player Pathway participants Borregos Salvajes Monterrey players

Early life

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