49ers give updates to WRs Bradon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall

Nov 04, 2025

WR watch: Kyle Shanahan said the team would not open Brandon Aiyuk's practice window this week. He said Ricky Pearsall (knee) has a chance to play but will be evaluated at mid week.

Fantasy Impact:

Both WRs continue to inch closer to getting back to action. Reports a few weeks ago said that Aiyuk wasn't all that close, but more recent ones said he was getting there. It's clear the team is taking it slow with Aiyuk. The Niners Wire suggested the team may be trying to manage his return around the Week 14 bye, where they'll get a bonus practice in the Monday after the bye. Niners Wire also suggested the team could just not be ready to bring back Aiyuk because they're not confident he'd be able to be ready to play in a game within his 21-day window. That potentially means Aiyuk is closer to another month away from returning. We'll likely know more about Pearsall with practice reports this week.

today

Cardinals will stick with Kyler Murray at QB

Pro Football Talk

51 minutes ago

Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett has played very well in place of the injured Kyler Murray, but head coach Jonathan Gannon says Murray will return to the starting lineup as soon as he is cleared.

Asked if he would reconsider and keep Brissett at quarterback, Gannon insisted he wouldn’t.

“Nothing’s changed on that,” Gannon said. “That’s how I feel.”

Fantasy Impact:

Brissett completed 21 of 31 passes for 261 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions in Monday night’s 27-17 win over the Cowboys. Statistically, Brissett has been better than Murray this season, the story pointed out, and if you've watched any Cardinals games, the offense just looks better under Brissett. In a story we posted yesterday, PFT's Mike Florio believes Murray's days in Arizona could be numbered, and while he doesn't expect a trade before today's deadline, he feels an offseason move could be likely.

yesterday

Packers WR Matthew Golden (shoulder) day to day

Rob Demovsky on X

yesterday · 6:30 PM EST

LaFleur added that Matthew Golden (shoulder) is considered day-to-day not week-to-week.

Fantasy Impact:

It's good news for Golden and fantasy owners he gets the day to day tag, which gives him a chance to play in Week 10. Unfortunately, it's a Monday night game against the Eagles and a game-time tag could be a risk for fantasy owners. Golden likely isn't starting in your fantasy lineup outside of very deep formats, anyway. With Wicks also out the last two weeks, the WR duties look to fall on Doubs, Watson and Williams if Golden isn't able to play.

Chargers won't open window for RB Omarion Hampton (ankle) until after bye

Kris Rhim on X

yesterday · 6:25 PM EST

Jim Harbaugh said he doesn’t think the Chargers will open the window for running back Omarion Hampton to return from IR until after the Week 12 bye.

Related players: Kimani Vidal

Fantasy Impact:

Hampton was injured back in Week 5 but the reports all along have said he wouldn't be back when first eligible, which would have been this week. We at least have some sort of timetable to go on and Week 13 is, of course, down the stretch of the fantasy regular season. Vidal should be the team's lead back until Hampton returns, and even after that maybe Hampton is eased back into action.