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49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo and RB Raheem Mostert are officially active for Sunday against the Dolphins.

Garoppolo only ends up missing two games with his ankle sprain and sends Nick Mullens to the inactive list (C.J. Beathard will be the backup). Head coach Kyle Shanahan had already announced Garoppolo was returning this week but now it’s officially official. Mostert was limited all week with a knee injury and was listed as questionable but he is getting the green light today. We have both Mostert and Jerick McKinnon among the top 30 running backs this week while Jimmy G comes in at No. 19 among quarterbacks.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo will start Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Nick Mullens is a capable backup quarterback, but there is a reason head coach Kyle Shanahan and management have committed to Jimmy G. He comes back in time to face a mediocre Dolphins defense and has his top targets back.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told Brian Murphy of KNBR that QB Jimmy Garoppolo will return on Sunday against the Dolphins. Shanahan wants to see Garoppolo get through today’s practice without issue before making that decision official, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.

A poor performance by backup QB Nick Mullens can do wonders for injured starters. Jimmy G will more than likely be asked to do as little as possible in his presumptive return Sunday against a toothless Dolphins defense. His return will be a net positive for all 49ers offensive players in fantasy.

Davante Adams was not happy.

The Packers receiver was ready and wanted to play Monday night against the Falcons at Lambeau Field.

Adams’ unhappiness was on display briefly when he discretely called out the team in a tweet Monday morning before deleting it shortly after the posting. It read:

“Sorry fans and friends I wont be on the field tonight. I’ve done everything I need to do and proved Im ready but I guess I don’t know my body as well as others. Good luck out there my boys”

Perhaps the Packers felt comfortable enough to sit out Adams in a home game against the winless Flacons. Their plan looks like it paid off. The team has a bye in Week 5 so it seems like there's a good chance Adams is ready to go Week 6.

Coach Kyle Shanahan left the door open to more movement there, after backup Nick Mullens was benched in favor of third-stringer C.J. Beathard late in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles.

Related players: Jimmy Garoppolo

The 49ers are holding out some hope Garoppolo can return from his high-ankle sprain this week, which could make the rest of the depth chart a moot point, the story said.

Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams broke a bit of news on Monday morning, revealing via Twitter that he won’t be playing against the Atlanta Falcons on “Monday Night Football.”

In case the tweet from Adams gets deleted, here’s the full, unedited copy: “Sorry fans and friends I wont be on the field tonight. I’ve done everything I need to do and proved Im ready but I guess I don’t know my body as well as others. Good luck out there my boys”.

Related players: Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Malik Taylor, Robert Tonyan

Adams wrote he did “everything” to recover and “proved” he was ready to play but the Packers medical staff had the final say and apparently overruled him, meaning he’ll miss a second-straight game with a hamstring injury, the story said. With Adams apparently out, Valdes-Scantling gets a bump in value as does TE Tonyan. Taylor could also be a factor.