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All-Pro TE George Kittle becomes the latest 49ers playmaker to hit the injury report
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers could be without another key offensive player this week after All-Pro tight end George Kittle missed practice with a sore hamstring. The Niners are lost All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey and star receiver Deebo Samuel to...
Big stars are missing from both teams due to injury for the latest meeting in the Rams-49ers rivalry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the Rams-49ers rivalry has been decidedly tilted in San Francisco's direction in recent years, the games have still been must-see spectacles. Both California teams have usually fielded a pair of rosters filled with NFL stars at the peak of their...
49ers hope to get star safety Talanoa Hufanga back this week against the Rams
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga was a full participant in practice for the first time since tearing a ligament in his knee last November and could be set to return to game action this week. Hufanga tore his ACL in a win over Tampa Bay on Nov....
The 49ers call their latest loss at Minnesota a 'wake-up call'
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Minnesota has been a house of horrors for the San Francisco 49ers for decades. The Niners' eighth straight loss in the Twin Cities looked an awful out like the one a year ago. The Vikings flummoxed Brock Purdy with their pressure packages and burned the...
49ers receiver Deebo Samuel will miss a couple of weeks with a calf injury
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers offense was dealt another blow with star receiver Deebo Samuel getting sidelined by a strained calf. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Samuel got hurt in the closing minutes of Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and...
Christian McCaffrey will miss another game for the 49ers and could be headed to IR
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey has been ruled out of this weekend's game for the San Francisco 49ers because of his lingering calf and Achilles' injuries and could be headed to injured reserve. McCaffrey was held out of practice on Friday, a day...
Darnold's home debut with Vikings comes vs. 49ers team he was enlightened with last year as a backup
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold enjoyed a valuable reset last season of a sputtering NFL career painted by the unfulfilled expectations of a quarterback from a prestigious college program drafted third overall. It was a burden-free year with the San Francisco 49ers to be the backup...
The 49ers put tumultuous training camp aside in an overpowering win in the opener
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers wasted little time showing that the tumultuous training camp filled with contract disputes and talk of Super Bowl hangovers would have little impact on their success this season. The 49ers put together an overpowering performance...
Christian McCaffrey could have played for 49ers if it was the playoffs, Shanahan says
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers' opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn't become a more serious issue. The...
All-Pro RB Christian McCaffrey misses the 49ers' opener against the Jets with a calf injury
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey missed the season opener against the New York Jets because of a sore calf and Achilles tendon that has hampered him all summer. McCaffrey got hurt early in training camp and missed four weeks of...
