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49ers All-Pro tight end George Kittle listed as doubtful for game vs. the Rams

Sep. 20, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will likely be without All-Pro tight end George Kittle for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Niners listed Kittle on Friday as doubtful for the game after he reported a sore hamstring following practice on Wednesday. ...

Analysis: Injuries already piling up, forcing teams to turn to the next man up

Sep. 20, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ The next man up sees plenty of action in the NFL. Injuries already are accruing across the league, knocking out several star players and...

All-Pro TE George Kittle becomes the latest 49ers playmaker to hit the injury report

Sep. 19, 2024 20:19 PM EDT

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

Sep. 19, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

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...

Rams, 49ers both missing key players going into NFC West matchup

Sep. 19, 2024 16:33 PM EDT

San Francisco (1-1) at Los Angeles Rams (0-2) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: 49ers by 7 1/2. Against the spread: 49ers 1-1; Rams 0-2. Series record: 49ers lead 78-69-3. Last meeting: Rams beat 49ers 21-20 in...

49ers hope to get star safety Talanoa Hufanga back this week against the Rams

Sep. 18, 2024 19:47 PM EDT

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'

Sep. 16, 2024 20:32 PM EDT

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

Sep. 16, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

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 is placed on injured reserve for the 49ers and will miss at least 4 more games

Sep. 14, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers placed All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of his lingering calf and Achilles tendon injuries. The move made Saturday means McCaffrey will miss at least four more games after already sitting out the...

Christian McCaffrey will miss another game for the 49ers and could be headed to IR

Sep. 13, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

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...