Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Sunday, November 17th, 2024

49ers’ George Kittle reveals the ‘wake-up call’ that fuels his All-Pro career (paywall)

“During surgery, it was discovered that Kittle’s right adductor, a group of muscles that span from the pelvic bone to the inner thigh and knee, was completely detached, which wasn’t caught on an MRI during the season.

“The guy who did my surgery in Philadelphia described it like a baseball and stitching around my core was about 75% torn,” Kittle said. “So I was basically playing without a core. And then he found that my...

The 49ers made a bevy of roster moves ahead of their Week 11 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.

The San Francisco 49ers made a number of roster moves ahead of their Week 11 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.

Defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos was activated off Injured Reserve, marking the first time he will suit up in a game since suffering a knee injury back in Week 4 against the New England Patriots. Gross-Matos had suffered a knee issue back in the final game of the preseason, ultimately making his season debut in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings.

A free...

The results weren’t close in our weekly survey

49ers fans have spoken. After tallying the votes for our poll sponsored by FanDuel Sportsbook, special teams are the biggest concern and challenge for the team to overcome in 2024. Fifty-eight percent of fans are worried about the 31st-ranked special teams unit in the NFL. Of the three options, including injuries and intangibles (red zone offense included), special teams beat both options by 58 to 42 percent.

Special teams can undo an entire season. Ask the Green Bay Packers, who held the number one seed and didn’t allow an offensive touchdown to...

I think we all know the answer—or do we?

The San Francisco 49ers locked up one of their own, securing cornerback Deommodore Lenoir in a five-year extension.

So now what?

Lenoir was seen as a piece that may not be around in 2025 due to his superb play. This speculation was due to quarterback Brock Purdy’s expected mega deal at the season’s end and the notion that “you can’t pay everyone.” The good news on both those fronts is Lenoir is sticking around (obviously), but his deal is very team-friendly. KP pointed out that Lenoir is playing on less salary...

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, November 16th, 2024

49ers head into Seahawks game worried about Nick Bosa, George Kittle and Trent Williams (paywall)

“Kittle is likely to play after he was limited in the final two practices of the week, and head coach Kyle Shanahan suggested Bosa will play after he returned to practice on a limited basis Friday. However, Williams didn’t practice during the week and Shanahan indicated the 49ers might need to wait until Sunday morning to see if he can play.”

[Why the 49ers were determined to land Evan Anderson: ‘Kept...

Plus, injury updates for Nick Bosa, George Kittle, and Trent Williams

The final injury report is out for the San Francisco 49ers ahead of their Week 11 showdown against the Seattle Seahawks.

Punter Mitch Wishnowsky is likely headed to the Injured Reserve with a back injury. It’s an injury that Kyle Shanahan said flared up earlier in the week. It’s an injury that “bothered him a ton” dating back to training camp, according to Kyle Shanahan, who said Wishnowsky’s injury has been acting up recently, and he’s back to the point he was in training camp.

Pat O’Donnell will likely...

San Francisco may be without one of their top cornerbacks this weekend.

The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their second matchup against the Seattle Seahawks this season, which comes on Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium in a crucial game for both teams.

San Francisco, standing at 5-4, comes in on a two-game win streak needing a divisional win, as they’ve gone just 1-2 in the division thus far this year.

Seattle, on the other hand, is 4-5, having lost three of their last four games after a hot start to the year.

This has been a staple match for...

Breaking down the contract details from 49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir’s extension

The San Francisco 49ers locked down one of their own earlier this week after agreeing to an extension with Deommodore Lenoir.

On Friday morning, general manager John Lynch shared why the 49ers chose to make Lenoir a cornerstone of the franchise moving forward:

“It’s not real normal that we extend guys during the course of the year. We tried this in training camp. Really convicted on the player. When you think about all he does for us. He plays the nickel position. He’s involved in run fits. That gets...

Seahawks veteran lineman Connor Williams has missed multiple practices this week for undisclosed reasons.

As the San Francisco 49ers gear up to face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, their division rival seems to have some uncertainty surrounding an interior offensive lineman. Seahawks center Connor Williams did not practice with the team on Wednesday and Thursday for “personal reasons,” per the team’s participation report. The Seahawks have not provided additional context surrounding Williams’ absence, putting his status for Sunday in question.

Williams has started all nine games for the Seahawks this season, his first with the franchise. The seven-year veteran signed...

The 49ers will duke it out with the Cardinals down the stretch

Twelve wins for the 49ers is the best-case scenario in 2024, but that would mean the team would go undefeated down the stretch with a difficult schedule remaining. It’s not impossible, but it’s very improbable. Cynthia Frelund, NFL Network analytics expert, has released her NFL win/loss projections with each team’s probabilities and odds to make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl.

Frelund has San Francisco’s ceiling at 12 wins but set the floor at eight wins with an over/under of 9.5 wins after predicting the over with...

Nick Bosa has been dealing with a hip injury since last week. The 49ers should get back Yetur Gross-Matos, which will help with depth

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch had his weekly appearance on KNBR.

Lynch is hopeful that Charvarius Ward will be back in the lineup soon. He said, “Hopefully, we have Mooney back here in short order. From the start, we were going to do that on his time. It’s a devastating thing. It’s a ‘when you’re ready, you’re ready type thing.’ We just care more about the person and the family.”

One of the questions...

In this week’s numbers to know, we look at the changes the Seahawks have made since the last time the 49ers saw them, why there’s hope in the red zone for the Niners offense, and how we can expect Seattle to target Deommodore Lenoir

The San Francisco 49ers will look to finish off a third consecutive season sweep of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday as the two meet at Levi’s Stadium.

These two teams met just last month when the then 2-3 49ers went up north and beat the 3-2 Seahawks by a score of 36-24. Neither team has picked...