<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-trent-williams-limited-practice-saints-game');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Trent Williams limited in practice before upcoming Saints game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/San-Francisco-49ers-offensive-tackle-Trent-Williams-71-before-the-game-against-the-Arizona-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers’ Trent Williams limited in practice before upcoming Saints game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T16:33:30-07:00">September 12th, 4:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T16:38:33-07:00">September 12th, 4:38pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-vs-saints-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season">San Francisco 49ers head into their Week 2 matchup against the New Orleans Saints</a> facing some significant injury concerns, most notably with All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Jauan Jennings. The team listed both players as questionable on Friday’s final injury report, joining quarterback Brock Purdy, who has already been ruled out with shoulder and toe injuries, setting up Mac Jones to make his regular-season debut.</p><p>After missing Wednesday and Thursday’s practices, Williams worked off to the side with trainers before participating on a limited basis on Friday. Head coach Kyle Shanahan clarified that while Williams was listed as limited, <a href="https://x.com/_noahfurtado/status/1966609077695627372" rel="noopener">he was out there for everything</a> in the team’s half-speed walkthrough, per Noah Furtado of the San Francisco Chronicle.</p><p>Williams, an 11-time Pro Bowl selection, has been managing a knee issue suffered in the season-opening 17–13 win over the Seattle Seahawks. He left the field briefly in that game but returned and finished, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-trent-williams-disastrous-week-1-seahawks-sound-alarm-bells">though he allowed six pressures</a>, tied for the third most among tackles in Week 1, earning poor Pro Football Focus marks (62nd in pass blocking, 51st in run blocking, and 56th overall).</p><p>Since his arrival in 2020, the Niners are 4–12 in games Williams has missed due to injury. That track record, combined with tight end George Kittle’s absence on injured reserve (hamstring), leaves major questions about the 49ers’ offensive stability. Spencer Burford, a guard by trade with 29 career starts at that position, is the likely replacement if Williams cannot play. Burford has only 31 career snaps at left tackle, all in Week 15 last season against Miami, and graded poorly in preseason action (51.8 pass-blocking grade on 92 snaps).</p><p>Jennings, meanwhile, injured his left shoulder in the fourth quarter against Seattle and did not return. MRI and CT scans revealed no structural damage, however, he did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-huge-step-back-injury-vs-saints">On Friday, he returned in limited fashion</a>, running routes and catching passes. The team continues to monitor his availability, with his status to be determined when inactives are released 90 minutes before kickoff. Jennings caught two passes for 16 yards before leaving Week 1.</p><p>If Jennings cannot suit up, the Niners will lean on a reshuffled receiving corps. Rookie Ricky Pearsall led the team in Week 1 with 108 yards against the Seahawks, while veterans Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Skyy Moore, and newly signed Kendrick Bourne provide depth. Russell Gage, elevated from the practice squad in Week 1, could be activated again if needed.</p><p>The 49ers also trialed a left-footed punter at practice Friday to prepare returners for Saints rookie Kai Kroeger, who punts left-footed. Beyond Williams, Jennings, and Purdy, the team’s injury list is short, as guard Ben Bartch, rookie receiver Jordan Watkins, and rookie running back Jordan James were all cleared with no designations after recovering from earlier issues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Trent Williams limited in practice before upcoming Saints game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-huge-step-back-injury-vs-saints');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Jauan Jennings takes huge step toward injury return vs. Saints');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jennings-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers’ Jauan Jennings takes huge step toward injury return vs. Saints</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-12T14:20:04-07:00">September 12th, 2:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-12T14:20:04-07:00">September 12th, 2:20pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-rough-injury-timeline-turf-toe">San Francisco 49ers will be without Brock Purdy</a> in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, but might be able to avoid another potentially devastating absence. Wide receiver Jauan Jennings returned from his injury absence on Friday, putting him on track to play on Sunday.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers">Jennings sat out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday</a>, but returned for the team’s final Week 2 session. The veteran wideout was <a href="https://x.com/MaioccoNBCS/status/1966596702090957126" rel="noopener">seen running routes</a> on the field by NBC Sports’ Matt Maiocco, who called him a “slam dunk” to play against the Saints.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jauan Jennings returned to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/49ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#49ers</a> practice. Perhaps you could say he’s a slam dunk to play Sunday.<a href="https://t.co/QnlcQwM2qr">pic.twitter.com/QnlcQwM2qr</a></p><p>— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaioccoNBCS/status/1966596702090957126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After enduring an injury-riddled offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-leaves-seahawks-game-with-shoulder-injury">Jennings suffered a major blow in Week 1</a>. He started against the Seattle Seahawks, but left the game after posting just two catches for 16 yards. Ricky Pearsall and Christian McCaffrey picked up the slack, combining for 13 catches and 181 receiving yards.</p><p>Despite the lackluster Week 1, Jennings is coming off a career-high 975 receiving yards in 2024. His receiving yard total was second on the team behind George Kittle, ahead of Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel and Pearsall.</p><p>San Francisco desperately needs Jennings to remain on the field, given its current injury outlook. In addition to Purdy, the team will also be without pass-catchers Kittle, Aiyuk, DeMarcus Robinson and Trent Taylor. The 49ers’ rookie receiver, Jordan Watkins, is also questionable with an ankle injury.</p><p>If Jennings, who remains listed as questionable, suffers a setback, either Russell Gage or Marquez Valdes-Scantling will likely step into the starting lineup. Both veterans saw the field in Week 1, but neither received a single target.</p><h2><b>49ers’ receiver room with Jauan Jennings injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kyle-Shanahan.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Assuming Jennings remains in the starting lineup, he will likely be a focal point of the offense. Few teams have suffered as many injuries this early in the season as the 49ers have, forcing Kyle Shanahan to deploy a skeleton crew in Week 2.</p><p>With Mac Jones under center, the 49ers are undoubtedly going to milk McCaffrey in the run game as much as possible. The team started just two wideouts in Week 1 — Pearsall and Jennings — and fullback Kyle Juszczyk. Considering how limited Jones’ receiving room will be, nothing about San Francisco’s approach should change.</p><p>Without Kittle, the 49ers have to choose between Luke Farrell and Jake Tonges as their Week 2 starting tight end. Farrell is listed ahead on the depth chart, but Tonges was the recipient of Purdy’s go-ahead touchdown pass to beat the Seahawks in Week 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Jauan Jennings takes huge step toward injury return vs. Saints

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Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jauan Jennings misses 2nd-straight 49ers practice with shoulder injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T16:58:34-07:00">September 11th, 4:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T16:58:34-07:00">September 11th, 4:58pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco 49ers wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-shoulder-positive-update-week-2-saints">Jauan Jennings has been dealing with a shoulder injury</a> for several weeks now. Despite that, he was able to play in the team’s 17-13 Week 1 win over the Seattle Seahawks. However, it sounds like Jennings is still suffering from problems after the organization shared its latest injury report.</p><p>Jennings, who is 28 years old, <a href="https://x.com/MikeTriplett/status/1966268567554503144" rel="noopener">missed his second consecutive practice</a> due to the shoulder injury, according to Mike Triplett of New Orleans.Football. He was one of three players (Brock Purdy and Trent Williams) who had not participated in the past two practices. Triplett shared the full injury report for both the 49ers and their Week 2 opponent, the New Orleans Saints.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Updated with 49ers report <a href="https://t.co/bKAAMf5Pah">pic.twitter.com/bKAAMf5Pah</a></p><p>— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTriplett/status/1966268567554503144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>San Francisco has yet to make a final decision on Jauan Jennings’ availability for Week 2. His season debut was one to forget despite being one of the few healthy wide receivers on the roster. Jennings finished his previous game with just two receptions for 16 yards.</p><p>Injuries <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-richard-sherman-hypes-brock-purdy-amid-injury">largely plagued the 49ers’ roster</a> last season, and it appears the problems are trickling into the 2025-26 campaign. Purdy is already set to miss several weeks due to a toe injury, while other notable players like George Kittle and Brandon Aiyuk are dealing with injuries of their own and are set to miss more time as well. As for Williams, the star left tackle still has a chance to play in Week 2, similarly to Jauan Jennings.</p><p>The 49ers don’t play until Sunday, September 14. So, head coach Kyle Shanahan still has some time before making a final decision on who will be on the active roster against the Saints. If Jennings is unable to play, then San Francisco will likely utilize a wide receiver group consisting of Ricky Pearsall, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and Kendrick Bourne. Skyy Moore may also have some opportunities to play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jauan Jennings misses 2nd-straight 49ers practice with shoulder injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-richard-sherman-hypes-brock-purdy-amid-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Richard Sherman hypes 49ers’ Brock Purdy amid injury woes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/San-Francisco-49ers-quarterback-Brock-Purdy.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Richard Sherman hypes 49ers’ Brock Purdy amid injury woes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T12:36:32-07:00">September 11th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T12:36:32-07:00">September 11th, 12:36pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers got their season off to a good start with a 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-set-to-place-george-kittle-on-ir">San Francisco announced that Pro Bowl tight end George Kittle will miss time with injury</a> after the game. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the worst news. The 49ers’ quarterback, Brock Purdy, could also miss time. That did not stop Richard Sherman from supporting him.</p><p>Sherman is familiar with San Francisco, having clashed with the likes of Colin Kaepernick during his time as a Seahawk. While the former cornerback likely still carries some resentment for teams in the NFC West, he has been a big supporter of Purdy. The young quarterback was Mr. Irrelevant back in the 2022 NFL Draft. He responded by leading the team to Super Bowl LVIII.</p><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-san-francisco-5-year-265-million-contract-extension">Purdy got his contract extension</a>, experts around the league did not like it. They felt that the quarterback’s success was more because of his head coach, Kyle Shanahan, than his individual talent. Sherman, on the other hand, has defended Purdy since he got paid. He made an appearance on Up and Adams to talk about the 49ers’ <a href="https://twitter.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/1966210131617534205" rel="noopener">outlook and their quarterback situation</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"They don't get to the Super Bowl without Brock Purdy…"</p><p>Richard Sherman on the 49ers QB STILL not getting the respect that he deserves<a href="https://twitter.com/heykayadams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@heykayadams</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/RSherman_25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RSherman_25</a> <a href="https://t.co/3UEk6RBjf0">pic.twitter.com/3UEk6RBjf0</a></p><p>— Up &amp; Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/1966210131617534205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I don’t think. they get to that Super Bowl without Brock Purdy,” Sherman said about the 49ers. “I don’t think they get to that NFC Championship Game in his rookie year without Brock Purdy. His resume is already established…. Those playoff games are why he is who he is.”</p><p>Sherman is not the only one who has supported Purdy during his career, but he is part of a small group. However, San Francisco will miss him and Kittle for as long as each of them is out. Luckily for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-christian-mccaffrey-injury-report-seahawks-game">49ers, Christian McCaffrey overcame an early injury scare</a> and looks good to go. The team will need him to produce if it wants to tread water without two of its biggest stars.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Richard Sherman hypes 49ers’ Brock Purdy amid injury woes

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-john-lynch-gives-positive-brock-purdy-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ John Lynch gives ‘positive’ Brock Purdy injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Purdy-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers’ John Lynch gives ‘positive’ Brock Purdy injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T10:01:05-07:00">September 11th, 10:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T10:01:05-07:00">September 11th, 10:01am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-rough-injury-timeline-turf-toe">San Francisco 49ers star quarterback Brock Purdy dealing with turf toe</a>, an injury that is reportedly to keep him out for the next several weeks, one has to wonder about the actual severity of the issue. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-injury-opens-door-for-mac-jones-to-play-out-original-49ers-plan">49ers are likely starting Mac Jones</a> for their next game this weekend, general manager John Lynch provides an update on Purdy that is sure to relieve some fans.</p><p>Lynch would speak to KNBR on Thursday morning, and while he wouldn’t confirm the timeline reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport of Purdy <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1966115593112715649" rel="noopener">missing two to five weeks</a>, he would say that the star is <a href="https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/194090-49ers-saints-confirms-status-week-to-week/" rel="noopener">“more on the positive side”</a> regarding his scans. If there’s one thing for certain, it’s that Purdy won’t play Sunday, and it’ll be the former New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in Jones starting.</p><p>“Going into the scans and all that, I’ll tell you that the feeling was more on the positive side than what it could have been going in there,” Lynch said, according to 49ers Webzone. “That was a good thing. We look forward to getting Brock back, but in his stead, we’re confident in Mac and his ability to compete at a high level for us.”</p><p>In the opening win over the Seattle Seahawks, Purdy would complete 26 of 35 pass attempts for 277 yards, along with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Along with Purdy, San Francisco is dealing with other injuries on offense, like wide receiver Jauan Jennings and tight end George Kittle, who was put on injured reserve.</p><h2><b>49ers’ John Lynch on labeling Brock Purdy as “week-to-week”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brock-purdy-with-sf-49ers.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While fans lock in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-vs-saints-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season">predictions for the 49ers game against the New Orleans Saints</a>, there is no denying that people wonder when Purdy will return from turf toe. Lynch would speak more on Purdy’s situation, saying that the team will treat him as “week-to-week” and that he is “doing a nice job” in regards to the initial steps of recovery.</p><p>“What I can confirm is I talked to, obviously, our trainer, our doctor, Dr. [Robert] Anderson, who’s the preeminent foot and ankle specialist in the NFL,” Lynch said. “What we’re dealing with is kind of a week-to-week thing. That’s our information.”</p><p>“Brock’s doing well, coming back from it, and we’ll just treat it as such,” Lynch continued. “He’s doing a nice job, doing everything he can to get back out there as soon as possible. And so, that’s where we’re at.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen when Purdy will return, but Jones and the rest of San Francisco will look to keep the ship afloat until he comes back, which includes Sunday’s game against the Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ John Lynch gives ‘positive’ Brock Purdy injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-rough-injury-timeline-turf-toe');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Brock Purdy gets rough injury timeline with turf toe');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brock-purdy-with-sf-49ers.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers’ Brock Purdy gets rough injury timeline with turf toe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-11T05:59:04-07:00">September 11th, 5:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-11T06:07:32-07:00">September 11th, 6:07am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers opened their season with a win over the Seattle Seahawks, but suffered a lot of injuries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-set-to-place-george-kittle-on-ir">George Kittle is on injured reserve with a hamstring</a> injury, and Jauan Jennings is questionable ahead of Week 2. But on Thursday, Kyle Shanahan’s squad got brutal news. The 49ers will be without Brock Purdy due to a turf toe injury for <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1966121273223745990" rel="noopener">at least two weeks</a>, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">49ers QB Brock Purdy will miss 2-5 weeks with a form of turf toe. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rapsheet</a>) <a href="https://t.co/CcuyQngF6H">pic.twitter.com/CcuyQngF6H</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1966121273223745990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 49ers face the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-insider-decodes-why-expects-mac-jones-49ers-start-vs-saints">New Orleans Saints on the road in Week 2 and will likely have Mac Jones</a> starting at quarterback. Formerly a first-round pick of the New England Patriots, Jones started this season as Purdy’s backup. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-works-out-mike-white-brock-purdy-injury">49ers also worked out Mike White,</a> a former New York Jets and Miami Dolphins backup, on Wednesday.</p><p>Purdy finished out the Week 1 matchup with the Seahawks. He led the game-winning touchdown drive, hitting Jake Tonges for his first career score. Now, without Kittle, Jones will get his first start with San Francisco.</p><p>Purdy’s injury timeline is wide, and it could lead to a lot of games started by Jones. At the least, Purdy will miss Sunday’s game against the Saints and Week 3’s matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. The most optimistic timeline has him returning for Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The worst-case scenario includes him missing key games against the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.</p><p>The 49ers have had success with backup quarterbacks with Mike Shanahan as the head coach. That includes Purdy’s debut, which came after Jimmy Garoppolo’s injury in 2022. Purdy stole the job from the former NFC champion and recently earned a massive extension.</p><p>The 49ers and the Saints square off at 1 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, as Mac Jones takes on Spencer Rattler. Can New Orleans pull off the upset? Or will Jones have a great San Francisco debut?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Brock Purdy gets rough injury timeline with turf toe

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-nearly-lost-jake-moody-replacement-to-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers nearly lost Jake Moody replacement to Falcons');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Eddie-Piniero-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers nearly lost Jake Moody replacement to Falcons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T23:03:00-07:00">September 10th, 11:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T23:03:00-07:00">September 10th, 11:03pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Falcons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-keeps-blunt-cutting-jake-moody">San Francisco 49ers made their long-anticipated move at kicker</a> this week, parting ways with former third-round pick Jake Moody and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-eddy-pineiro-replace-jake-moody">signing veteran Eddy Piñeiro.</a> But as Piñeiro revealed Wednesday, the Niners were <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1965883641562841308" rel="noopener">close to missing out</a> on their new leg entirely.</p><p>“It’s been a crazy week,” Piñeiro told reporters after signing. “I was supposed to leave to Atlanta yesterday until I got the call to come over here, and I took the opportunity and didn’t look back.”</p><p>Piñeiro said he chose San Francisco over the Falcons because of the franchise’s culture and championship aspirations. “I want to win games. I want to be a part of a good culture and in my eighth year of my career, I want to win,” he said. The choice makes sense—since 2019, Piñeiro <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/eddy-pineiro-contract-atlanta-falcons/1873772/" rel="noopener">has carved out a reputation</a> as one of the NFL’s most accurate kickers, and the 49ers have been perennial contenders, reaching four NFC Championship Games in the last six years.</p><p>San Francisco’s patience with Moody ran out after Week 1. In the 49ers’ 17-13 win over the Seahawks, the former Michigan standout went 1-for-3 on field goals, including a 27-yarder that clanged off the upright and a 36-yard attempt that was blocked. Fox cameras caught sideline frustration, with players tossing helmets after the misses.</p><h2><b>49ers find their new kicker after parting ways with Jake Moody</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jake-Moody.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Head coach Kyle Shanahan initially backed his young kicker, saying there was “no question” Moody would remain the starter. But by Monday, Shanahan admitted the team was weighing its options, and by Tuesday, the 49ers announced Moody’s release.</p><p>Moody’s decline was steep. After a strong rookie campaign in 2023 (21-for-24 on field goals, 60-for-61 on PATs), his accuracy cratered. He connected on just 70.6% of his kicks in 2024, including a brutal 50% from beyond 40 yards. Overall, his 74.2% career field goal rate pales in comparison to Piñeiro’s career mark of 88.1%, which ranks third among active kickers.</p><p>The 29-year-old Piñeiro, now wearing No. 18, has logged five NFL seasons across stints with the Bears, Jets, and Panthers. He’s been remarkably steady, ranking as the fourth-most accurate kicker in league history. His absence from a roster this summer puzzled many, but Piñeiro explained he was simply waiting for the right fit.</p><p>“I just wanted the right opportunity, and thank God this opportunity came up and this is what I wanted,” Piñeiro said.</p><p>For San Francisco, the move signals a pivot from developmental patience to win-now urgency. The 49ers’ roster remains loaded despite early injuries, and special teams miscues are a luxury a championship contender can’t afford.</p><p>Piñeiro understands the stakes. “At the end of the day you just got to make kicks, and I know if I don’t make kicks, I’ll be out of here,” he said. The 49ers nearly lost their new kicker to the Falcons, but instead, they land a proven veteran who could stabilize one of the roster’s weakest links. Now it’s on Piñeiro to make the most of his shot in San Francisco.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers nearly lost Jake Moody replacement to Falcons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-works-out-mike-white-brock-purdy-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers work out former Jets, Bills QB amid Brock Purdy injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/49ers-work-out-former-Jets-Bills-QB-amid-Brock-Purdy-injury.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers work out former Jets, Bills QB amid Brock Purdy injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T18:35:20-07:00">September 10th, 6:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T19:29:54-07:00">September 10th, 7:29pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>Tristin McKinstry is an experienced sports writer who got his start back in 2014. He is a Senior Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-injury-opens-door-for-mac-jones-to-play-out-original-49ers-plan">San Francisco 49ers may be without quarterback Brock Purdy</a> for a bit of time. Purdy suffered multiple injuries during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-most-blame-crushing-week-1-loss-49ers">the team’s Week 1 win over the Seattle Seahawks</a> on Sunday evening. As a result, the team is looking for a bit of insurance under center heading into Week 2.</p><p>To be clear, no official designation has been given for Purdy. There remains a chance he is cleared to play this coming week. However, current reporting does not give the 49ers signal-caller a good chance of suiting up. On Wednesday, the Niners <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1965883864351666429" rel="noopener">worked out a veteran quarterback</a>, which could signal Purdy’s status for the game.</p><p>“Veteran QB Mike White worked out for the #49ers today. Kyle Shanahan said they’d like to add another QB with Purdy hurt, but not sure they’ll be able to given other roster issues,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported on Wednesday.</p><p>Mike White has bounced around the league in his career. He rose to prominence with the New York Jets during the 2021 NFL season when he took over for an injured Zach Wilson. He has also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.</p><p>For his career, White has thrown for 2247 yards in 15 games. He does have a 400+ yard performance under his belt, which came with the Jets during the 2021 season. He has completed nearly 61.5% of his passes, throwing for nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions.</p><p>If signed, he would likely serve as depth for the 49ers. San Francisco would turn to former first-round pick Mac Jones in the event that Purdy can’t play Sunday. San Francisco also has Kurtis Rourke on the roster, but he’s currently on the non-football injury list.</p><p>Fans will certainly want to monitor this situation as it develops. The 49ers are preparing to take on the New Orleans Saints on September 14th at 1 PM Eastern Time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers work out former Jets, Bills QB amid Brock Purdy injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-rumors-new-orleans-preparing-mac-jones-brock-purdy-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Saints rumors: New Orleans preparing for Mac Jones amid Brock Purdy injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mac-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Saints rumors: New Orleans preparing for Mac Jones amid Brock Purdy injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T16:01:11-07:00">September 10th, 4:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T16:01:11-07:00">September 10th, 4:01pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New Orleans Saints</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Saints didn’t get their 2025 season started off the way they wanted to, losing the season opener 20-13 at home against the Arizona Cardinals. Despite a late rally led by Spencer Rattler, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/saints-most-to-blame-for-underwhelming-week-1-loss-to-cardinals">Saints couldn’t quite get in the end zone</a> at the end of the game and now sit at 0-1 heading into Week 2.</p><p>Now, the Saints will try to get into the win column on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, who are a little beat up coming off of their season-opening win against the Seattle Seahawks. The Niners recently placed star tight end George Kittle on injured reserve, and now quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-declares-brock-purdy-long-shot-vs-saints">Brock Purdy is dealing with a pair of injuries that make him a “long-shot”</a> to play in Week 2.</p><p>The Saints are <a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1965875074428456983" rel="noopener">well aware of that</a> and have been preparing for backup quarterback Mac Jones all week long, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic.</p><p>“Per source, the Saints have been preparing all week for Mac Jones to be the 49ers’ starter Sunday in New Orleans,” Russini reported on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Jones doesn’t provide the same ability to play off-script or create plays out of structure that Purdy does, but he absolutely has the skillset to run Kyle Shanahan’s offense for a week or two if needed. Shanahan excels at scheming players open, which should play into Jones’ hands as someone who can get the ball out on time.</p><p>Still, this should open up opportunities for the New Orleans pass rush to get home against a 49ers offensive line that struggled at times against the Seahawks’ front in Week 1. Seattle has more talent on the defensive line than New Orleans does, but Jones will not be able to escape the pocket in the same way Purdy can.</p><p>New Orleans will also now have a new sense of focus on slowing down Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers running game. Stopping the former NFL Offensive Player of the Year is always a priority when preparing for the Niners, but that becomes even more prevalent with Purdy out of the lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Saints rumors: New Orleans preparing for Mac Jones amid Brock Purdy injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-christian-mccaffrey-gives-final-word-calf-injury');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Christian McCaffrey gives final word on calf injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Christian-McCaffrey_f05683.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers’ Christian McCaffrey gives final word on calf injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T14:41:12-07:00">September 10th, 2:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T14:41:12-07:00">September 10th, 2:41pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers were able to get a Week 1 win against their divisional rival, the Seattle Seahawks, and it was with the help of some of their key players. One of those players was Christian McCaffrey, who was questionable coming into the game after dealing with a calf injury in practice. Nonetheless, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-rumors-the-sign-that-christian-mccaffrey-will-play-week-1-seahawks">McCaffrey suited up</a>, and he finished the game with 69 rush yards and nine receptions for 74 yards.</p><p>As the 49ers get prepared for Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, McCaffrey was asked about the calf injury and <a href="https://x.com/CamInman/status/1965872446885736559" rel="noopener">kept it short</a> and simple.</p><p>“Nothing serious, never was,” McCaffrey said via Can Inman of the Bay Area News Group.</p><p>The 49ers are going to need McCaffrey now more than ever with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-declares-brock-purdy-long-shot-vs-saints">Brock Purdy most likely not suiting up</a> in Week 2 and possibly for longer.</p><p>“Whether Brock is playing or not, it just comes down to everybody executing at a high level and keeping it that simple. Not trying to do anything extremely special, but just having to have really good execution at all times,” McCaffrey said about Purdy’s injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MCCaffrey says his calf issue is “nothing serious, never was”</p><p>As for how niners may adjust minus Purdy: <a href="https://t.co/90rZ9UspDz">pic.twitter.com/90rZ9UspDz</a></p><p>— Cam Inman (@CamInman) <a href="https://twitter.com/CamInman/status/1965872446885736559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Purdy’s injury doesn’t make things any better for the 49ers, as<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-set-to-place-george-kittle-on-ir"> George Kittle will miss some time</a> after suffering a hamstring injury against the Seahawks. It will definitely be next man up for the 49ers, but McCaffrey will be looked at as the piece to help them for as long as Purdy and Kittle are out.</p><p>The 49ers were already dealing with injuries coming into the season, and most of them are coming from the offensive side of the ball. The hope is that the players can return sooner rather than later, especially with it being so early in the season.</p><p>If they can get some wins over the next few weeks, that would be good, but things could get out of hand with their players compromised.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Christian McCaffrey gives final word on calf injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-keeps-blunt-cutting-jake-moody');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Kyle Shanahan keeps it blunt on cutting Jake Moody');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kyle-Shanahan.jpg"><figcaption>© David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers’ Kyle Shanahan keeps it blunt on cutting Jake Moody</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T14:11:34-07:00">September 10th, 2:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T18:53:29-07:00">September 10th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Guillermo Guajardo</a>Guillermo Guajardo is a dynamic sports presenter with experience on various television channels and digital platforms, most recently with A Tiempo.TV. He is also a multidisciplinary artist with 10 years of experience in acting, directing, writing, and hosting. His work in film has been recognized at international festivals, earning awards for both his performances and directorial projects.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite the 17-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed why the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-49ers-hc-kyle-shanahan-no-question-jake-moody-stance-seahawks-win"> San Francisco 49ers had moved on from kicker Jake Moody</a> after a performance <a href="https://x.com/LombardiHimself/status/1965868224781889800" rel="noopener">that once again raised concerns.</a></p><p>“Jake’s got a chance to have a hell of a future. He’s that talented. But when it gets to that point, you can see it affecting him from a mental [standpoint]. So, you have no choice,” Shanahan said, according to David Lombardi X post.</p><p>The 49ers’ decision came after Moody pushed a 27-yard attempt off the upright and had a 36-yard kick blocked. While he did connect on a 32-yard field goal that tied the game late, Shanahan admitted the margin for error had disappeared.</p><p>“Wasn’t that much of a decision,” Shanahan said <a href="https://x.com/mattblively/status/1965868101553238237" rel="noopener">when addressing the move</a> to cut Moody via Matt Lively. His remarks reflected the growing pressure surrounding the kicker since the team invested a third-round pick in him during the 2023 NFL Draft.</p><p>Moody’s issues weren’t limited to Week 1. He had already faced criticism during the 2024 season, when he missed 11 kicks. The inconsistency left San Francisco with a glaring special teams concern heading into 2025. Despite Shanahan’s initial support after Sunday’s win, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-49ers-hc-kyle-shanahan-no-question-jake-moody-stance-seahawks-win">he conceded that the mistakes had been costly.</a></p><p>“We missed one which was a big miss, especially we were inside the 10… Then the next one [Julian] Love made a hell of a move. … We got to clean up that protection. That’s everyone there. That one wasn’t Jake; that’s just the whole operation. But yeah, we’ve got to do better,” Shanahan told reporters after the game.</p><p>By Tuesday, the team had already turned the page. The 49ers officially signed Eddy Pineiro to a one-year contract. The veteran kicker arrives with an 88.1 percent career field-goal rate and most recently played for the Carolina Panthers, where he converted 22 of 26 attempts in 2024. His addition provides immediate stability for a team that needed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-insider-decodes-why-expects-mac-jones-49ers-start-vs-saints">quick answer before its Week 2 matchup against the New Orleans Saints.</a></p><p>The 49ers’ decision to cut Moody highlights how swiftly San Francisco acted to address its concern at the position. Although the team managed to escape with a divisional victory to start the season, Shanahan made it clear that consistency on special teams could not be compromised. The move closes the book on Moody’s turbulent tenure and opens a new chapter with Pineiro stepping into one of the NFL’s most scrutinized jobs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Kyle Shanahan keeps it blunt on cutting Jake Moody

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-vs-saints-bold-predictions-week-2-2025-nfl-season');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers vs. Saints bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/49ers-vs.-Saints-bold-predictions-for-Week-2-of-2025-NFL-season.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers vs. Saints bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T14:00:30-07:00">September 10th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T14:00:30-07:00">September 10th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers were already hurting because of injuries. Now, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-set-to-place-george-kittle-on-ir">Niners have lost George Kittle for a few weeks</a>, adding another to the list. These injuries will make the 49ers vs. Saints game in Week 2 pretty interesting. This 49ers-Saints Week 2 preview gets into the nitty-gritty of the injuries. It’s time to make some 49ers-Saints bold predictions, and examine how this weekend’s tilt at the Superdome might go.</p><p><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">San Francisco is favored to beat New Orleans by 4.5 points,</a> according to FanDuel. However, that line could, and may very well drop as the game gets closer. It <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-declares-brock-purdy-long-shot-vs-saints">doesn’t sound like Brock Purdy will play</a>, which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-injury-opens-door-for-mac-jones-to-play-out-original-49ers-plan">opens the door for Mac Jones</a>. If that happens, that could very well change things for the Niners. What once was a game many predicted would be a blowout could be closer than people thought.</p><p>These 49ers-Saints bold predictions will go over the status of these injuries, as well as others who benefit from them. Additionally, it will discuss past results and how they relate to this 49ers vs. Saints game. It’s time for a 49ers-Saints Week 2 preview, featuring three bold predictions that could come true this weekend.</p><h2><b>Jauan Jennings has eight receptions for 100 yards</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-shoulder-positive-update-week-2-saints">Jennings got positive injury news</a> after sustaining a shoulder injury. Because of this, it opens up the chance for Jennings to play this weekend. Ricky Pearsall was the top receiver not named Christian McCaffrey in Week 1, garnering four receptions on seven targets for 108 yards. Conversely, Jennings only had two catches on five targets for 16 yards. But that could be an aberration, and this could be a chance for Jennings to make his mark.</p><p>The New Orleans defense was decent against the Arizona Cardinals’ receivers in Week 1. But with Kittle out, the Niners will likely lean more on their receivers. That means that Jennings could get his chance. If New Orleans does everything it can to contain McCaffrey and Pearsall, it could help Jennings. San Francisco will want to get him involved, especially as a way to give Jones a possible target to throw to.</p><p>Jennings has proven in the past that he can carry the Niners, as he did when he had 11 receptions for 175 yards against the Los Angeles Rams last season. He also had three games of 90 or more yards. This could be the week he hits 100 for the second time.</p><h2><b>The 49ers’ defense stuffs Alvin Kamara</b></h2><p>The Niners did everything they could to improve their run defense in the offseason. So far, the results look good, as they held Zach Charbonnet to 12 rushes for 47 yards and Kenneth Walker III to 10 rushes for 20 yards. This Niners’ defense looks legitimate once again.</p><p>Kamara has not had much success against the Niners. Remarkably, he has rushed 28 times for only 53 yards, averaging 1.9 yards per carry in the collective games. Although Kamara has had more success through the air (17 receptions for 138 yards in his career), it is not enough to warrant consideration.</p><p>Kamara rushed 11 times for 45 yards and a touchdown while catching both targets for 12 yards in Week 1 against the Cards. Yet, the Niners’ defense will close the gaps and force quarterback Spencer Rattler to look for other options. This is going to be a tough week for Kamara on the ground, and he will likely try to make up for it through the air.</p><h2><b>The 49ers-Saints game is low scoring and close</b></h2><p>As noted before, San Francisco is the favorite. Yet, this game feels like the ultimate trap. With all the injuries and the game being in New Orleans, nothing is set in stone. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-eddy-pineiro-replace-jake-moody">Niners just signed Eddy Pineiro to be their new kicker</a> after releasing Jake Moody. The good news is that this game will be in a dome, so the weather will have zero effect.</p><p>The Niners might struggle to get into the end zone if Jones ends up starting. While Jones is a serviceable backup, it’s difficult to generate any offense in the NFL if you are missing most of your starters. Yes, McCaffrey is still there, but the Niners don’t have many other reliable options at the moment, at least not proven ones. All the injuries and ailments point to this game becoming a defensive slugfest. Significantly, there is a chance that the San Francisco defense might score more than the offense.</p><p>The Niners won 17-13 in Week 1 with many of their starters out, but with Purdy and Kittle playing. If both are out, this showdown in Week 2 could be similar, if not worse, offensively. The Niners might be able to score a touchdown. However, they will have a hard time consistently generating any offense unless their wide receivers step up, and San Francisco can move the chains consistently. There might be a lot of punts in this 49ers vs. Saints game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers vs. Saints bold predictions for Week 2 of 2025 NFL season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-declares-brock-purdy-long-shot-vs-saints');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Shanahan declares Brock Purdy a ‘long shot’ to play vs. Saints');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/49ers-QB-Brock-Purdy-after-Week-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kyle Shanahan declares Brock Purdy a ‘long shot’ to play vs. Saints</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T13:13:59-07:00">September 10th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T13:32:37-07:00">September 10th, 1:32pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers started the 2025 season on a high note. San Francisco defeated Seattle 17-13 on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-new-week-1-hero-nfl-history-game-winning-td-catch">game-winning touchdown from backup tight end Jake Tonges</a>. But the win came at a cost. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-set-to-place-george-kittle-on-ir">George Kittle is already on injured reserve</a>, and now 49ers QB Brock Purdy could miss some time with multiple injuries.</p><p>49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan declared on Wednesday that Purdy <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1965867707657810140" rel="noopener">is “a long shot” to play</a> against the Saints, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>Purdy is dealing with a toe and left shoulder injuries after Week 1’s win against the Seahawks.</p><p>Purdy was considered day-to-day immediately after Week 1. But now Shanahan says Purdy <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1965873287793406073" rel="noopener">could miss “multiple weeks”</a> per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>Shanahan originally declared that Purdy’s <a href="https://www.49ers.com/news/shanahan-provides-injury-updates-on-brock-purdy-george-kittle-and-others-recaps-week-1-win" rel="noopener">toe is a bigger issue than his shoulder</a>.</p><p>“I’d probably say the toe’s worse than the shoulder… We’ve got to see how it heals and how the week goes.”</p><p>Backup quarterback Mac Jones could be in line to start for the 49ers if Purdy is unable to go on Sunday.</p><p>“If he (Jones) has to go this week, he’ll lead the guys. The guys will believe in him and I know he’ll do his job at a high level,” Shanahan said on Monday.</p><p>Hopefully Purdy can get healthy as soon as possible.</p><h2><b>49ers could finally see “original plan” if Mac Jones starts in Week 2</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mac-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>© David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 49ers could have a rare opportunity to learn what might have been.</p><p>San Francisco was reportedly very interested in Mac Jones ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft. If Purdy does miss time, they can <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-injury-opens-door-for-mac-jones-to-play-out-original-49ers-plan">finally see how Jones performs in Shanahan’s system</a>.</p><p>“If Brock Purdy can’t start on Sunday that would be interesting,” Schefter said on Tuesday. “That would be interesting because then we would finally get to see Mac Jones start a game for the 49ers. The quarterback that we had linked to them in the draft which they traded up to go draft Trey Lance. I don’t care what anybody tells me, I know they traded up to that spot with the intent initially to go take Mac Jones, only to change their minds in the process and go take Trey Lance instead. So that would be really interesting if it comes down like that.”</p><p>But Jones will not be dropped into an ideal situation.</p><p>The 49ers are missing George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, and several other offensive weapons. Jones will be tasked with making the most of a bad situation.</p><p>It will be fascinating to see how the 49ers prepare for the Saints with Jones likely under center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Shanahan declares Brock Purdy a ‘long shot’ to play vs. Saints

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-insider-decodes-why-expects-mac-jones-49ers-start-vs-saints');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insider decodes why he expects Mac Jones to get 49ers start vs. Saints');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Purdy-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insider decodes why he expects Mac Jones to get 49ers start vs. Saints</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T11:01:23-07:00">September 10th, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T11:01:23-07:00">September 10th, 11:01am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-young-star-execs-predict-nfls-breakout-player-2025">San Francisco 49ers picked up</a> a big road win over the Seattle Seahawks to push their record to 1-0 on the young 2025 NFL season. Unfortunately, the 49ers didn’t make it through this game unscathed, as tight end George Kittle went down with an injury, and quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-brock-purdy-injury-opens-door-for-mac-jones-to-play-out-original-49ers-plan">Brock Purdy is also reported</a> to be dealing with some ailments heading into Week 2.</p><p>Recently, NFL insider James Palmer detailed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=451&amp;v=RjKJLmOs1bs&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">why he thinks</a> Purdy may be out of the lineup in favor of a familiar face to NFL fans next week vs the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>“…Brock Purdy is battling a shoulder injury that’s not that severe to my understanding on his non-throwing shoulder. The toe is the real issue and the toe could be the one that keeps him off the field,” said Palmer, per NFL Insider Notebook. “Kyle Shanahan was not at the podium yesterday talking about, you know, we’ll see how he goes through the week. We’ll see how he progresses. We’ll see how much he can practice. He said if he can’t go, Mac Jones, we have a lot of faith in him. I would read into that.”</p><p>Mac Jones is indeed on the 49ers’ roster and could theoretically serve as a serviceable backup for Purdy in the event that he needed to miss some time.</p><h2><b>A tough break for the 49ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Brock-Purdy.jpg"><figcaption>© D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While losing both Kittle and potentially Brock Purdy will sting for a San Francisco 49ers team that had their 2024 season derailed by injuries, the good news is, if there’s any team you’d feel comfortable playing your backup quarterback against, it would probably be the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>The Saints are widely viewed as having the worst roster in the NFL this year and stumbled out of the gates to an 0-1 start against the Arizona Cardinals last week in front of their home fans.</p><p>Mac Jones may not have panned out as the elite draft prospect he was once touted as, but he might get the chance to make some noise for himself next week against New Orleans.</p><p>The 49ers and Saints are slated to kick off on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET from New Orleans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insider decodes why he expects Mac Jones to get 49ers start vs. Saints

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-young-star-execs-predict-nfls-breakout-player-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'The 49ers’ young star execs predict will be NFL’s breakout player of 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/49ers-1.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The 49ers’ young star execs predict will be NFL’s breakout player of 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T07:58:58-07:00">September 10th, 7:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T07:58:58-07:00">September 10th, 7:58am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Francisco 49ers wideout Ricky Pearsall is being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/49ers-trent-williams-opens-up-about-godsend-ricky-pearsall-after-last-years-shooting">singled out by NFL executives</a> as the league’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46208174/nfl-executives-pick-award-winners-2025-predicting-mvp-top-rookies-player-year-honors-comeback-stars-breakouts" rel="noopener">most likely breakout player this season</a>. After a rookie campaign cut short by injuries and circumstances beyond his control, the 24-year-old receiver now finds himself in a position to become a featured weapon in one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-ricky-pearsall-jauan-jennings-moments-prove-brock-purdys-growth">NFL’s most dynamic offenses</a>.</p><p>Pearsall’s story is already remarkable. Drafted in the first round in 2024, his season was nearly over before it began after he survived a gunshot wound during an attempted robbery. He then lost time to shoulder and hamstring issues, delaying his debut until midseason. Despite those setbacks, he managed 17 catches for 190 yards and a touchdown. He flashed his first-round potential late in the year with back-to-back games of 147 and 69 yards.</p><h2><b>A golden opportunity for Ricky Pearsall with the 49ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/49ers-2.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 49ers’ confidence in Pearsall stems from both necessity and potential. With Deebo Samuel traded and Brandon Aiyuk recovering from a knee injury, San Francisco needs Pearsall to step in immediately alongside quarterback Brock Purdy. Tight end George Kittle’s early-season absence only increases his importance in the passing game.</p><p>Executives believe Pearsall’s combination of speed, route running, and strong hands can fill the void.</p><p>“I am high on Ricky, and he should see plenty of targets,” one NFC executive said. “He just has to prove he can stay healthy.”</p><p>That health will be critical. At Florida and Arizona State, Pearsall was a steady producer with more than 2,200 yards across three seasons, averaging 15.1 yards per reception. The 49ers banked on those skills when they drafted him 31st overall, impressed by his 4.41-second 40-yard dash and strength at the combine.</p><p>Pearsall and Purdy trained together this offseason to sharpen their chemistry, with both players emphasizing timing and rhythm that had been missing during an interrupted rookie year. If that work translates to Sundays, San Francisco could have found its next difference-maker at receiver.</p><p>For a team with championship aspirations, Pearsall’s emergence is more than a luxury. It might be a necessity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The 49ers’ young star execs predict will be NFL’s breakout player of 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-shoulder-positive-update-week-2-saints');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers WR Jauan Jennings’ shoulder gets positive update before Week 2 vs. Saints');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jauan-Jennings-2.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers WR Jauan Jennings’ shoulder gets positive update before Week 2 vs. Saints</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T15:21:35-07:00">September 9th, 3:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T15:21:35-07:00">September 9th, 3:21pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/seattle-seahawks/seahawks-most-blame-crushing-week-1-loss-49ers">49ers snuck away with a 17-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks</a>. However, the franchise also got hit with a rash of worrying injuries.</p><p>Wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-jauan-jennings-injury-not-believed-serious">Jauan Jennings was one of the players bit by the injury bug</a>, as he was forced to leave the game with a shoulder injury and never returned. However, the 49ers received some good news on Jennings entering their Week 2 clash against the New Orleans Saints.</p><p>The receiver <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1965529923382394948" rel="noopener">avoided serious injury</a> and tests on his shoulder came back negative, via Adam Schefter of ESPN. While he isn’t guaranteed to suit up, there is now a pathway for Jennings to play in Week 2.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Additional scans today on Jauan Jennings’ shoulder came back clean, and the 49ers wide receiver avoided any significant injury, per source. Jennings now will be considered day to day, and has a chance to play Sunday at New Orleans. <a href="https://t.co/QAqvPVY3L9">pic.twitter.com/QAqvPVY3L9</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1965529923382394948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 49ers need all the pass catching help they can get. Brandon Aiyuk started the season on the PUP list as he recovers from his torn ACL. Now, tight end George Kittle is being placed on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury.</p><p>Whenever Jennings does return to the field, San Francisco is hoping that comes in Week 2, he will be the focal point of the passing attack. He proved he can handle a large role with a breakout 2024 campaign. Over 15 games, Jennings set career-highs across the board with 77 receptions for 975 yards and six touchdowns.</p><p>The 49ers will need to ensure that the wide receiver is healthy enough to play. He is being deemed day-to-day after his scans come back negative. But after being dealt so much negative injury luck, having Jennings on the field against the Saints would give the 49ers a stronger opportunity of staying undefeated.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers WR Jauan Jennings’ shoulder gets positive update before Week 2 vs. Saints

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-eddy-pineiro-replace-jake-moody');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers sign Eddy Pineiro to replace Jake Moody');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Eddy-Pineiro-with-Carolina-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers sign Eddy Pineiro to replace Jake Moody</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T15:13:54-07:00">September 9th, 3:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T15:19:08-07:00">September 9th, 3:19pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers eked out a 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. They are dealing with a plethora of injuries, namely George Kittle, who landed on the injured list, and Brock Purdy. During the game, kicker <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-waiving-jake-moody-amid-struggles">Jake Moody missed another kick, which led to him being waived</a>. On Tuesday, the 49ers signed Eddy Pineiro as their new kicker, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>“49ers officially are signing veteran kicker Eddy Pineiro to their active roster on a one-year deal, per his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey,” Schefeter reported.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-sf-trying-ex-panthers-jets-kicker-replace-jake-moody">49ers brought Pineiro in for a tryout</a> and signed him within a few hours. While he did not land a job out of training camp, Pineiro has a long history of making kicks at the NFL level. He has a career 88.1% field-goal percentage and 92.1% extra-point percentage.</p><p>Pinerio spent three seasons with the Carolina Panthers, going 22-26 in 2024. They moved on to rookie Ryan Fitzgerald from Florida State, leaving Pineiro without a kicking role. Now, he lands in the NFC playoff race with the 49ers.</p><p>Moody was drafted by the 49ers out of Michigan, but was never consistent in the NFL. He missed ten field goals last year, with his 70.6% make percentage the lowest among kickers with at least 30 attempts. With the playoffs potentially hanging on his foot this year, the 49ers made a change at kicker.</p><p>The 49ers now turn their attention to the New Orleans Saints for their Week 2 road matchup. Despite low preseason expectations, New Orleans nearly upset the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1. The 49ers will be without Kittle, and Purdy is dealing with multiple injuries.</p><p>While their offense struggled in Week 1, San Francisco won a massive divisional game to start the season. They fixed their biggest problem in the game by getting rid of Moody. Can Pineiro have a great season in San Francisco?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers sign Eddy Pineiro to replace Jake Moody

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-makes-a-move-to-make-room-for-kendrick-bourne');   ga('set', 'title', 'San Francisco 49ers make wide receiver move to make room for Kendrick Bourne');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Robbie-Anderson.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>San Francisco 49ers make wide receiver move to make room for Kendrick Bourne</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T15:08:20-07:00">September 9th, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T15:08:20-07:00">September 9th, 3:08pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the NFL season starts, the San Francisco 49ers deal with many issues in the wide receiver corps. They are dealing with injuries and a suspension in this receiving corps, so <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-reunite-kendrick-bourne-5-million-contract" rel="noopener">they grabbed Kendrick Bourne on a one-year deal worth $5 million</a> to help the depth there. The 49ers are desperate for wide receiver help amid their issues, and bringing Bourne in is a massive help.</p><p>Bourne’s signing coincided with the 49ers’ releasing Robbie Chosen <a href="https://x.com/MarkNFT/status/1965509499579760878" rel="noopener">from the practice squad</a>, which allowed everything to work. Jauan Jennings’ injury started this domino effect after he hurt his left shoulder this past Sunday in Seattle. Bourne’s signing also reunites him with where he began his NFL career in 2017. The decision to release Robbie Chosen made the most sense in making room for him.</p><p>NFL Network reporter and insider Tom Pelissero was among the first to report the news, posting to X: “The #49ers released WR Robbie Chosen off the practice squad.”</p><p>The move to release Chosen comes one month after the 49ers signed him. Chosen, formerly Robby Anderson, started his NFL career in 2016 after going undrafted in the NFL Draft. He was a solid receiver at Temple, and in the NFL, he has since bounced around from the Jets, the Panthers, the Cardinals, the Dolphins twice, and the 49ers twice.</p><p>In his career, Chosen has played 122 games, caught 380 passes, totaled 5,087 yards, and caught 30 touchdowns. However, it seems like his job is at a crossroads in the NFL. He has shown flashes, but his productivity has taken a nosedive. When you look at that fact, the best he could probably do at this point in his career is a spot on a practice squad around the NFL.</p><p>The 49ers’ early-season headaches at wide receiver involve Brandon Aiyuk’s knee injury, Jordan Watkins’s ankle sprain, and Demarcus Robinson’s suspension. It is also worth noting that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-george-kittle-out-multiple-weeks-injury-brock-purdy-question" rel="noopener">tight end George Kittle injured his hamstring in Week 1</a> and will be out multiple weeks.</p><p>Ricky Pearsall is the healthiest receiver on the team and desperately needs help around him for the 49ers’ passing game to be successful. They are waiting for some of these players to recover from their injuries.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

San Francisco 49ers make wide receiver move to make room for Kendrick Bourne

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-sf-trying-ex-panthers-jets-kicker-replace-jake-moody');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers trying out ex-Panthers, Jets kicker to replace Jake Moody');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Eddy-Pineiro-kicking-for-the-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers trying out ex-Panthers, Jets kicker to replace Jake Moody</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T13:54:54-07:00">September 9th, 1:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T13:54:54-07:00">September 9th, 1:54pm</time><address><a>Yago Antunes</a>Yago Antunes is a Brazilian journalist and writer with experience covering esports, the NFL, NBA, and soccer. He has contributed to online outlets and reported on major international tournaments, building a strong background in sports journalism and digital media while displaying his passion about storytelling and sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers have been searching for answers on special teams, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-change-jake-moody-made-fix-kicking">Jake Moody’s struggles forced the team to take action</a>. Moody had entered 2025 determined to turn things around after a shaky 2024, even adopting a two-step kicking approach inspired by legends like Adam Vinatieri and Mason Crosby.</p><p>He hoped the adjustment would bring consistency after battling through a nagging ankle injury last season. For a while, the plan looked promising. Kyle Shanahan even noted surprise at Moody’s preseason work. But the regular season brought renewed issues, leaving San Francisco little choice but to explore alternatives.</p><p>On Tuesday, according to Mike Garafolo from NFL Network via X, formerly Twitter, the 49ers <a href="https://x.com/mikegarafolo/status/1965502916808368371?s=46" rel="noopener">are bringing in</a> veteran kicker Eddy Piñeiro, who worked with current Niners special teams coordinator Brant Boyer during his time with the Jets in 2012. Piñeiro has quietly built one of the more consistent resumes in recent years.</p><p>Over his last three seasons with the Carolina Panthers, he converted 89 percent of his field-goal attempts, showing reliability from multiple ranges. San Francisco hopes that consistency can stabilize a unit that has been anything but steady.</p><p>The timing is crucial. The 49ers edged the Seahawks 17-13 in Week 1, but Moody’s missed opportunities nearly swung the game. He hit the upright on a 27-yard attempt and had another field goal blocked, leaving the door open for Seattle. Although he connected on a 32-yarder late, the damage to his confidence and to the team’s trust in him appeared irreversible, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-waiving-jake-moody-amid-struggles">leading the San Francisco 49ers to waive him</a>.</p><p>For San Francisco, the situation is particularly painful because Moody was a third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, a rare investment of high draft capital into a kicker. While he showed promise early, his playoff misses as a rookie and double-digit whiffs in 2024 amplified the doubts. The front office had little margin for patience entering 2025, especially with Super Bowl aspirations on the line.</p><p>Piñeiro isn’t guaranteed the job yet, but the workout underscores how quickly things can change in the NFL. If he signs, the veteran will have the task of restoring calm to the 49ers’ kicking game ahead of their Week 2 matchup with the New Orleans Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers trying out ex-Panthers, Jets kicker to replace Jake Moody

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-waiving-jake-moody-amid-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers waiving Jake Moody after Week 1 struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/San-Francisco-49ers-kicker-Jake-Moody.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>49ers waiving Jake Moody after Week 1 struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-09T10:39:30-07:00">September 9th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-09T14:11:09-07:00">September 9th, 2:11pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers got an important win in Week 1 of the regular season. San Francisco beat Seattle 17-13 thanks to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-new-week-1-hero-nfl-history-game-winning-td-catch">game-winning touchdown catch</a> from backup tight end Jake Tonges. But the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-san-francisco-set-to-place-george-kittle-on-ir">49ers had to make some tough choices</a> on Tuesday as they prepare for the rest of the season. That included parting ways with one special teams player.</p><p>The 49ers <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1965455697249992884" rel="noopener">are waiving kicker</a> Jake Moody after his rough Week 1 performance, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>Moody had a dreadful performance in Week 1. He hit the upright on a 27-yard attempt late in the second quarter. He also had a 36-yard attempt blocked during the second half. But Moody did manage a 32-yard field goal that tied the game late.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-2023-nfl-draft-grades-every-pick">San Francisco drafted Moody in the third round</a> of the 2023 NFL Draft. They shocked the NFL world by using a top-100 pick on a special teams player.</p><p>That selection went from bad to worse after Moody began struggling early in his career.</p><p>Moody has been on the hot seat in San Francisco ever since his rookie season. He had an excellent rookie campaign during the regular season. But he missed two field goals and one extra-point attempt during the playoffs.</p><p>Moody did not play much better in 2024. He missed 11 kicks during the 2024 regular season, only one of which was an extra-point attempt.</p><p>So it was no secret that the pressure was on Moody heading into the 2025 season.</p><p>Despite all of the signs, 49ers head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-news-49ers-hc-kyle-shanahan-no-question-jake-moody-stance-seahawks-win">Kyle Shanahan still threw his support behind Moody</a> after Sunday’s important win.</p><p>“Obviously, I was disappointed that we missed two field goals,” Shanahan said. “We missed one which was a big miss, especially we were inside the 10… Then the next one [Julian] Love made a hell of a move. … We got to clean up that protection. That’s everyone there. That one wasn’t Jake, that’s just the whole operation. But yeah, we’ve got to do better.”</p><p>49ers fans can expect their team to work out new kickers during the next few days of practice. But the competition will have to be a quick one.</p><p>The 49ers need to find a new answer at kicker before their Week 2 matchup against the Saints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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