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Nickel defender Upton Stout is back on the practice field, working in a blue non-contact jersey Thursday as he comes back from the shoulder injury he suffered in the Week 4 win over Denver. His availability for Sunday in Seattle is the thing to watch for an already thin secondary.
Kyle Shanahan told reporters the 49ers are hopeful Nick Bosa can return from the calf injury that has sidelined him since Week 2, laying out a possible target for the star edge rusher's comeback.
The story has what Mike Evans told John Lynch in the locker room after the 49ers receiver's rib injury.
David Lombardi, who covers the 49ers for The SF Standard, reports good news on both Upton Stout and Nick Bosa.
Connor Colby topped 18.5 mph on the team's GPS while chasing downfield during George Kittle's 56-yard fourth-quarter touchdown against Denver, briefly running stride-for-stride with former 49er Talanoa Hufanga before deciding any block he threw would draw a penalty. Trent Williams swears the speed is real, refused to call it sneaky, and voted himself the line's fastest player even at 38.
The 49ers used practice squad injured reserve, a roster mechanism that works like the standard version but stays mostly out of the headlines. Niners Nation flagged it in their weekly news roundup alongside the usual churn of signings, waivers and injury updates as the roster keeps shifting.
The 49ers Collective looks ahead to Seattle and the big question: how does San Francisco slow Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The crew also talks through Deebo Samuel's role, where Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan stand at 4-0, and whether the 49ers should be buyers before the trade deadline.
Larry Krueger asks whether the doubters have had Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan wrong all along. At 4-0 with Purdy playing like an MVP candidate, the argument for the doubters is getting thinner by the week.
Grant Cohn and Brandon Deutsch break down Mina Kimes taking apart David Lombardi, arguing she exposed his 49ers homerism on air. Their verdict: it was a rough look for the Standard writer.
The 49ers' official film series steps inside the Week 4 win over the Broncos, the 24-14 victory that kept San Francisco unbeaten at 4-0.
John Chapman puts the Kyle Shanahan-Brock Purdy pairing under the microscope and asks how good it really is. At 4-0 with Purdy leading the league in passer rating, the film says the answer is very.
San Francisco has not forgotten how last season ended with an NFC Divisional Playoff loss to the Seahawks at Lumen Field. The 4-0 49ers go back Sunday for their toughest test yet against the reigning Super Bowl champions, and Andrew Brandt joins the NBC Sports Bay Area crew for some NFL business talk.
Brooke Evans and Aubrie Tolliver break down the 24-14 win over Denver with beat reporter Cam Inman, hear from defensive back Siran Neal, and bring in Seahawks team reporter John Boyle to preview Sunday's trip to Seattle on The Saloon.
Brad Graham goes to the film room to show how Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense kept rolling in the win over Denver. An all-22 style breakdown from The SF Niners.
Brad Graham runs through the 49ers' latest roster moves: Dante Pettis to injured reserve, Xavier Smith signed to the practice squad, plus updates on Mykel Williams' return and Mike Evans' ribs ahead of Seattle.
Mercury News columnist Dieter Kurtenbach put numbers to the argument 49ers fans have been having for years: how much does Kyle Juszczyk actually matter to the run game? His case runs through Christian McCaffrey, who needs room to breathe to be Christian McCaffrey, and the data backs the idea that Juszczyk clearing space is a big reason that room exists.
NFL Daily's Gregg Rosenthal and Jourdan Rodrigue break down Sunday's Week 5 trip to Lumen Field, where the 4-0 49ers get their toughest test of the season against the reigning Super Bowl champion Seahawks. Expect the keys to start with how San Francisco handles Seattle's top-ranked defense.
Brian Peacock and Eric Crocker set up Sunday's trip to Lumen Field as a revenge game for the 49ers, with Brock Purdy playing at an MVP level and Seattle's top-ranked defense waiting. They break down whether the NFC West showdown is the game of the week and what San Francisco must do to steal a win on the road.
Jake Brendel botched a snap on Sunday and thought he had cost the 49ers, but rookie running back Kaelon Black's alert play bailed him out and turned it into one of the game's biggest moments. Brendel was still thanking him three days later at Santa Clara.
After nearly a year of ACL rehab, defensive lineman Mykel Williams is expected to make his 2026 debut Sunday in Seattle, and he told reporters at Santa Clara he has been counting down the minutes. His return arrives just as the 49ers need pass rush help in the NFC West race.
Mike Evans gutted through a rib injury Sunday to catch five passes for 76 yards, but he was limited in Wednesday's practice after missing two sessions last week. His status for the Seattle trip bears watching.
Grant Cohn and his father Lowell Cohn make the case for a 49ers win over the Seahawks on Sunday. The father-son duo walks through why they like San Francisco’s chances in the rivalry game.
Gold Standard’s in-depth preview of Sunday’s 49ers-Seahawks clash centers on the real battle: how Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers offense can attack Mike Macdonald’s defense, what Seattle will try to take away, and the matchups that could decide it. Strengths and weaknesses on both sides, how each coaching staff might adjust through the game, and what San Francisco has to do to beat an NFC West rival.
Mykel Williams, Christian McCaffrey and Fred Warner spoke ahead of Sunday's NFC West matchup at Seattle. Williams discussed his return to the field after a knee injury kept him out, while McCaffrey and Warner addressed the team's preparation for the Seahawks at Lumen Field.
In his own words, second-year defensive lineman Mykel Williams talked about how hard it has been to sit out, saying it has been killing him not to play. Williams was limited in Wednesday's practice with a knee injury and expects to be activated from the PUP list ahead of Sunday's game in Seattle.
Kyle Shanahan gave injury updates, including on Nick Bosa and Mike Evans, and previewed Sunday's NFC West matchup with the Seahawks in his Wednesday press conference.
Kyle Shanahan says the secret to Brock Purdy's fast start is instinct: a feel for when to hang in the pocket and when to take off and make a play. Through four games Purdy has completed 69.9 percent of his passes for 1,007 yards, 11 touchdowns and one interception, good for an NFL-leading 126.2 passer rating, and the offensive line has yet to allow a sack. The next test comes Sunday in Seattle.
Eight 49ers missed Wednesday's practice ahead of Sunday's game in Seattle: Nick Bosa (knee, calf), Dre Greenlaw, Kyle Juszczyk (knee), Christian McCaffrey, Marques Sigle (ankle), Upton Stout (shoulder), James Thompson (ankle) and Trent Williams, with Greenlaw, McCaffrey and Williams resting. Mike Evans (ribs), Kaelon Black (illness) and Mykel Williams (knee) were limited, and Williams expects to be activated from the PUP list before the game. The team also placed practice squad receiver Dante Pettis on injured reserve with a calf injury and signed Xavier Smith to the practice squad.
Kyle Shanahan, Fred Warner, Christian McCaffrey and Mykel Williams all met the media ahead of Wednesday's practice in Santa Clara with the Week 5 visit from the Seahawks coming up. NBC Sports Bay Area has the full availability.
David Lombardi of The SF Standard breaks down the latest 49ers roster move as the team heads into Seahawks week.
Before Wednesday's practice in Santa Clara, Fred Warner told reporters his favorite moment from the 49ers-Seahawks rivalry. NBC Sports Bay Area has the clip.
Grant Cohn and Brandon Deutsch dig into why the 49ers have cooled on rookie receiver Jordan Watkins, and what it means for his place in the receiver room.
Mykel Williams updated reporters Wednesday on his road back from the ACL injury that cut his rookie season short, and the second-year defensive lineman sounds eager to get back on the field. Jennifer Lee Chan has the latest.
Larry Krueger runs through Wednesday's 49ers news: Dante Pettis is headed to injured reserve, the league rescinded Kyle Juszczyk's fine for his juice-sipping celebration, and Evans was back at practice.
Grant Cohn lays out what he thinks it would take for the 49ers to land wide receiver Jauan Jennings from the Minnesota Vikings. Strictly his read on the market, not a report.
The national media is buying in on the 49ers, even with the Chiefs and their devil magic still lurking. This one says get on the hype train before it leaves the station.
Second-year defensive lineman Mykel Williams told reporters ahead of Wednesday's practice that he is eager to get back after the ACL injury that ended his rookie campaign. Asked about his progress, his answer: "You gonna see Sunday."
Kyle Shanahan gave injury updates and previewed the Week 5 matchup with Seattle in his Wednesday press conference. 49ers Webzone has the full transcript of everything he said.