San Francisco 49ers news

Nick Bosa ruled out for Cardinals game with calf injury

Edge rusher Nick Bosa is out for Sunday's game against Arizona after straining his calf in practice; coach Kyle Shanahan said Bosa could miss several weeks for the unbeaten 49ers' defense.

Brock Purdy named NFC Offensive Player of the Week; roster moves follow

QB Brock Purdy earned the weekly NFC honor after completing 20 of 22 passes with a rushing touchdown in a 35-13 win over Miami, as San Francisco also added DL Naquan Jones and returned WR Brandin Cooks to the practice squad.

Bosa's calf injury, with a possible multi-week absence, is the swing factor for an unbeaten 49ers defense.

Nick Bosa ruled out against Cardinals with calf injury; Mike Evans questionable

San Francisco's pass rush takes a hit ahead of Sunday's home game as the coaching staff estimates a multi-week absence for its star edge rusher.

49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk fined for touchdown celebration, plans to appeal

The NFL fined Juszczyk $14,926 for a beer-chugging-style touchdown celebration against Miami; he says he plans to appeal.

49ers host Cardinals with Latino Heritage celebration, bobblehead giveaway

San Francisco's Sunday game includes a cultural celebration and a giveaway for the first 80,000 ticketed fans at Levi's Stadium.

Unbeaten 49ers lose Nick Bosa to a calf injury ahead of hosting Arizona.

49ers Roll Past Dolphins 35-13 in Home Opener, Move to 2-0

San Francisco's Levi's Stadium opener featured Christian McCaffrey reaching 100 career touchdowns in a lopsided win. Head coach Kyle Shanahan praised quarterback Brock Purdy's performance as 'almost flawless.'

49ers Place WR De'Zhaun Stribling on IR After Ankle Surgery

San Francisco placed receiver De'Zhaun Stribling on injured reserve after ankle surgery, with head coach Kyle Shanahan saying the team expects him back later this season.

San Francisco's 2-0 start is built on a dominant offensive performance in the home opener.

Receiver depth is worth watching after Stribling's injury.

49ers rout Dolphins 35-13 in Levi's Stadium home opener; McCaffrey reaches 100 career TDs

Brock Purdy went 20-of-22 for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns as San Francisco improved to 2-0; Christian McCaffrey scored twice to reach 100 career touchdowns and George Kittle recorded his 600th career reception.

San Francisco is 2-0 and hosts Arizona next after Christian McCaffrey's 100th career touchdown and a bounce-back day from George Kittle.

49ers rule out De'Zhaun Stribling for Dolphins home opener; Piñeiro, Black questionable

WR Stribling (ankle) had surgery and is expected to miss roughly 10 weeks; K Eddy Piñeiro (illness) and RB Kaelon Black (groin) are questionable as San Francisco (1-0) opens at home against Miami.

San Francisco's kicking situation is a real 1-0 concern heading into the home opener.

49ers' Week 2 injury report: Kittle limited with Achilles issue

San Francisco rested several veterans (Bosa, Greenlaw, McCaffrey, Trent Williams) while managing TE George Kittle's Achilles ahead of hosting Miami.

49ers manage veteran rest days while watching George Kittle's Achilles.

49ers open 2026 with 27-7 win over Rams in Melbourne; Fred Warner becomes franchise's all-time tackles leader

Purdy went 25-of-34 for 205 yards and 3 TDs without being sacked; Mike Evans caught a touchdown in his 49ers debut.

DL Alfred Collins out for the season with torn patellar tendon

Collins was hurt in a Tuesday practice in Melbourne; Shanahan confirmed the season-ending injury.

Fred Warner's new franchise tackles record and a season-ending loss for Alfred Collins frame San Francisco's defensive picture.

49ers open 2026 with 27-7 win over Rams in Melbourne

Brock Purdy threw three touchdowns and Fred Warner passed Patrick Willis for the franchise's all-time career tackles record in San Francisco's season-opening win.

49ers DL Alfred Collins out for the season with torn patellar tendon

Collins was injured in a Tuesday practice in Melbourne; coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed he will miss the rest of 2026.

Fred Warner's new franchise tackles record anchors a defense that will need to replace Alfred Collins up front.

San Francisco's Melbourne win sets up a Week 2 home date with Miami as the 49ers build on a 3-touchdown day from Brock Purdy.

49ers open historic Australia game with 27-7 win over Rams; Fred Warner breaks franchise tackle record

Purdy went 25-of-34 for 205 yards and 3 TDs without being sacked; Warner's 11 tackles pushed him past Patrick Willis' franchise record of 950. Mike Evans scored in his 49ers debut.

49ers DL Alfred Collins out for season after patellar injury in Melbourne practice

Collins suffered a torn patellar tendon in practice and is ruled out for the remainder of 2026; also inactive vs. LAR were Tatum Bethune, Jordan Watkins, Jordan James and Ephesians Prysock.

49ers radio voice Greg Papa rehired at KNBR while continuing recovery from leukemia

Papa, San Francisco's play-by-play voice, was let go by KNBR in August and has now been rehired for a new midday show; he was diagnosed with leukemia over a year ago, recently had a bone marrow transplant, and still needs medical clearance to resume 49ers game duties.

49ers return home to open Levi's Stadium slate against the Dolphins on Sept. 20.

Fred Warner's franchise tackle record adds a milestone note to the Week 1 win.

Greg Papa's on-air return keeps a spotlight on his path back to the 49ers booth.

Bay Area 49ers fans pack San Jose watch party for historic overnight win in Australia

Fans gathered at a San Pedro Square watch party in the middle of the night Bay Area time to watch San Francisco's win in the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia.

Bay Area fans' overnight watch-party turnout for the historic Melbourne win.

Steve Young sends off Bay Area 49ers fans at SFO ahead of historic Australia game

Young greeted fans at the airport before their flight to Melbourne, where a sellout crowd of roughly 100,000 is expected for the 49ers' first-ever regular-season game outside North America.

49ers say they've "had a blast" ahead of season opener against Rams in Australia

A same-day update from the team's trip finds San Francisco in good spirits ahead of tonight's kickoff against the Rams.

The 49ers' first-ever regular-season trip to Australia caps a week of Bay Area send-offs before facing a rival Rams team.

49ers get healthier in Melbourne as Bosa, Kittle ramp up for historic Rams opener

San Francisco's roster returned largely healthy for the first-ever NFL regular-season game in Melbourne, Australia, though a star defender's status remained the lone open question.

Bosa's status is the last variable before the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Melbourne kicks off.

49ers players run Special Olympics Australia flag football clinic in Melbourne

Ahead of Thursday's season-opening game against the Rams, 49ers players held drills and spent time with Special Olympics Australia athletes.

Historic Melbourne opener marks the franchise's first regular-season international game

49ers name eight team captains ahead of the historic Melbourne opener

All eight captains return from 2025, including George Kittle (9th season as captain) and Fred Warner (7th), ahead of the trip to face the Rams in Australia.

49ers promote LS Jon Weeks to the active roster, waive TE Brayden Willis

The 40-year-old, 16-year veteran and 2026 Pro Bowler was re-signed to the practice squad before this promotion days ahead of the Australia trip.

49ers' official Week 1 depth chart shows Purdy over Mac Jones, McCaffrey in the backfield

San Francisco's own reference chart has Trent Williams at left tackle and Fred Warner at MIKE linebacker for the Rams matchup.

49ers open a historic Melbourne game against a division rival to kick off the season.

Continuity at captain (all eight returning) signals a steady locker room into year two under this core.

49ers touch down in Melbourne, kick off historic game week with fan rally

San Francisco's traveling party held a welcome rally for over 2,000 local students and a Special Olympics football clinic ahead of Thursday's historic opener against the Rams at the MCG.

Bosa's and Kittle's health for kickoff are the swing factors after Melbourne travel.

49ers leave the Bay Area for historic season-opening trip to Melbourne

San Francisco departed Levi's Stadium under CHP escort for the roughly 8,000-mile trip to Melbourne, Australia, ahead of the Sept. 10 opener against the Rams — the first-ever NFL regular-season game held there.

The Melbourne trip's travel and prep logistics are the dominant storyline as camp gives way to the regular season.

49ers finalize 53-man roster, trade for OL Jarrett Patterson

San Francisco set its initial 53 with one spot deliberately open, acquiring OL Jarrett Patterson from Houston for a seventh-round pick; the starting left guard job is unresolved between Connor Colby, rookie Carver Willis and Patterson after Robert Jones' release, and the team carries no punter or long snapper on the active roster ahead of departing for the Melbourne opener.

Injuries mount for 49ers ahead of Melbourne opener

DE Mykel Williams (torn ACL) and RB Isaac Guerendo (torn pectoral) went to PUP, out a minimum of four weeks each with a best-case return around Week 5, while WR Christian Kirk is among four players on injured reserve.

Left guard job still unresolved (Colby, Willis, Patterson) heading into the Melbourne opener.

No punter or long snapper on the active roster is an unusual gap to watch before Week 1.

49ers finalize 53-man roster with one spot held for Jarrett Patterson trade; Mykel Williams, Isaac Guerendo to PUP

San Francisco heads to its historic Melbourne opener vs. the Rams with an incomplete offensive line and no punter or long snapper currently on the roster.

49ers set initial 53-man roster, one spot open, ahead of Wednesday flight to Australia

San Francisco's roster is locked with 52 of 53 spots filled (the last earmarked for traded-for OL Jarrett Patterson) as the club prepares to travel for the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Melbourne, Sept. 10 against the Rams.

Mounting injuries, undecided left guard job cloud 49ers' roster as season nears

DE Mykel Williams and RB Isaac Guerendo were placed on PUP after offseason surgeries, WR Christian Kirk and three offensive linemen went to IR, and the starting left-guard job remains open after releasing presumed favorite Robert Jones.

49ers acquire LB Deion Jones from Saints for RB Zamir White

San Francisco added veteran linebacker depth in a same-day trade, sending running back Zamir White to New Orleans, as the club finalizes its roster before the preseason finale and Sunday's cutdown.

Kittle returns for second straight practice as 49ers near final roster calls

TE George Kittle practiced for a second consecutive day after activation from PUP. OL Dominick Puni did not practice and is likely re-entering concussion protocol; the left-guard competition between Connor Colby and Carver Willis is described as close to being decided.

49ers acquire LB Deion Jones from Saints for RB Zamir White

Kittle returns for second straight practice as 49ers near final roster calls

George Kittle activated off PUP list, Christian McCaffrey returns to full practice same day

Kittle (Achilles) was cleared less than eight months after a Jan. 11 playoff injury; McCaffrey resumed team drills for the first time since Aug. 8. Both are on accelerated tracks for the season opener against the Rams in Australia.

49ers beat Chargers 41-17 but add to an already long injury list

G Austen Pleasants (knee) and rookie CB Renardo Green (hamstring) both exited; Nick Bosa remains limited in camp (described by the team as standard soreness, not reinjury) and Mykel Williams is considered unlikely for Week 1 as both continue ACL recoveries. Note: this result is not yet reflected in the ESPN record endpoint used for this unit's spine fact.

49ers managing a lengthy injury list heading into Week 1

49ers rout Chargers 41-17 in preseason Week 2; Purdy, Mac Jones make 2026 debuts

Brock Purdy and Mac Jones both saw their first 2026 preseason snaps Thursday; Jacob Cowing's 83-yard punt-return touchdown boosted his roster case. NOTE: ESPN's preseason record endpoint shows SF at 0-1 as of this payload's spine facts; a 49ers.com recap describing the win as San Francisco's 'second straight' over the Chargers following a Week 1 loss to Tennessee is inconsistent with that spine fact — see publish package conflicts section.

49ers lose CB Renardo Green, OL Austen Pleasants, LB Nick Martin to injuries vs. Chargers

All three left Thursday's game with injuries and awaited Friday imaging; Shanahan said he does not believe Pleasants' knee injury is an ACL tear.

49ers place RB Patrick Taylor on IR for second straight year, re-sign Khalil Herbert

Taylor's season ended Aug. 20 for the second consecutive year; Herbert was re-signed just three days after his release.

Former 49ers 2025 draft pick Junior Bergen signs with the Jets

Bergen, a seventh-round pick waived by San Francisco on Aug. 12, signed with New York on Aug. 19 -- a minor but genuine roster move for a 49ers draft class that is thinning out.

49ers hold joint practice with Chargers; Kaelon Black returns, Mike Evans exits early

Rookie RB Kaelon Black, out since Day 6 with an adductor injury, returned in full pads and scored a red-zone TD; Shanahan said he expects more starters to play Thursday's preseason Week 2 game.

49ers Injury List Grows: Puni in Concussion Protocol, Halton Ankle, Two More DL Shaken Up

San Francisco's offensive and defensive line depth, already thin from camp attrition, took further hits with starting right guard Dominick Puni entering the concussion protocol and DL Gracen Halton added with an ankle issue, compounding a front seven already down Mikail Kamara (waived/ACL tear) as the season opener approaches. RG Dominick Puni was held out of practice and is in the concussion protocol DL Gracen Halton was added to the injury list with an ankle issue after a strong preseason showing Rookie DL C.J. West and edge rusher Titus Leo were both shaken up and left a recent practice early; statuses were not immediately known DL Mikail Kamara was waived earlier in camp with an injury designation after tearing his ACL WR room remains strained: Ricky Pearsall is on season-ending IR from a lingering PCL injury; Mike Evans (quad) and Christian Kirk (calf) have returned from missed time

49ers Head South for Chargers Joint Practice Ahead of Preseason Week 2

Coming off a 13-19 home loss to Tennessee in the preseason opener, San Francisco's roster-bubble players and injury-thinned position groups get a key evaluation window in a joint practice with the Chargers before Preseason Week 2, with ties running deep between the coaching staffs. 49ers hold a walk-through Monday, Aug. 17 with no media availability San Francisco travels to the Chargers' facility in El Segundo, CA for a joint practice Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 9:50 a.m. PT 49ers play the Chargers in Preseason Week 2 on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 7:00 p.m. PT Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh previously coached the 49ers (2011-14); Chargers OC Mike McDaniel spent 2017-21 on Kyle Shanahan's 49ers staff; Chargers RB coach Max McCaffrey is Christian McCaffrey's brother

49ers Injury List Grows: Puni in Concussion Protocol, Halton Ankle, Two More DL Shaken Up

49ers Head South for Chargers Joint Practice Ahead of Preseason Week 2

Camp absence list widens on Day 12 with McCaffrey and Bosa sitting again

Jacob Cowing, Mike Evans, Jack Jones and Marques Sigle returned to practice. Christian McCaffrey (soreness), Jordan James (rib), Christian Kirk (calf), Nick Bosa (soreness), Nate Hobbs (groin) and Dre Greenlaw (soreness) were among those out. Kurtis Rourke did not practise but was on the sideline with a rib injury from Thursday.

Trent Williams calls the left guard job a three-man race

Rookie Carver Willis, back from concussion protocol, rotated at left guard alongside Connor Colby and Robert Jones. The spot remains open with camp past its halfway point.

Zamir White takes his first practice reps as the backfield absorbs injuries

White took handoffs from both Mac Jones and Adrian Martinez in 11-on-11 work, adding depth to a running back room missing McCaffrey, James and Kaelon Black.

Young defensive front carries opener momentum into Saturday's practice

Raheem Morris singled out Gracen Halton, Romello Height and Jaden Dugger after their first live NFL reps. In practice, Height pressured Brock Purdy, C.J. West batted down a pass and Jalen Stroman intercepted one.

Roster health thinning across the backfield and secondary

Left guard a genuine three-way competition

Young defensive linemen pushing for rotation snaps

Kurtis Rourke's recovery after last week's hospitalisation

49ers fall 19-13 to Titans in preseason opener as backups carry the load

Kyle Shanahan held out Brock Purdy, Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey and Nick Bosa. Rookie WR De'Zhaun Stribling caught seven passes for 62 yards.

49ers QB Kurtis Rourke hospitalized after rib injury against Tennessee

Rourke went 12-of-14 for 101 yards before leaving in the second quarter, struggled to breathe on the sideline and was taken to hospital at halftime. Shanahan said early indications were that no rib was broken.

Robert Saleh returns to Levi's Stadium as Titans coach against his old team

Saleh was San Francisco's defensive coordinator from 2017-2020 including the Super Bowl LIV run. Tuesday's joint practice featured several physical scuffles.

Kurtis Rourke's rib injury and quarterback depth

Robert Saleh's return to Levi's Stadium