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Texans coach DeMeco Ryans on Christian Kirk and Braxton Berrios: 'Progressing very well, expect to get those guys back this week'

The return of Kirk could help the Texans offense, which hasn't done a whole lot over the first two weeks of the season. Before the injury, those who follow the team said Kirk was the team's clear WR2 in camp, so it's possible he could slide right back into that role starting in Week 3.

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) is “not out of the question” for Week 3 against the Cardinals.

Purdy has improved from his toe injury and has progressed, but the team is not optimistic he’ll be able to return. The original timeline for Purdy was 2-5 weeks but the team did not place Purdy on injured reserve. For the time being, Mac Jones will take the reigns of the 49ers offense, starting with Sunday against the Saints.

Good news for the Bucs: Star WR Chris Godwin is expected to practice today for the first time and he’ll be limited. Part of his return to play process, but a very good sign.

Related Players: Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan

Certainly a good sign of things to come, but Godwin is still expected to be a few weeks away from hitting the field. In the meantime, Evans and Egbuka should be started everywhere, and we'll have to revisit the potential target share issues when the time comes.

With this timeline for 49ers QB Brock Purdy, he's likely to miss games against the #Saints and #AZCardinals, at least. Then, his availability will be determined by how his rehab goes.

Related Players: Mac Jones

The 49ers are once again being brutalized by injury. Normally, we'd expect a downturn in production for skill players, but Ricky Pearsall and Christian McCaffrey are basically the only two remaining, so we're not benching them. Jones should be considered a low-end QB2 in these or subsequent starts.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says QB Brock Purdy won't practice today because of his toe and shoulder injuries and views him as a "long shot" to play.

Sounds like Mac Jones will be getting his first start with the 49ers.

49ers are once again being brutalized by injury. Normally we'd expect a downturn in production for skill players but Ricky Pearsall and Christian McCaffrey are basically the only two remaining, so we're not benching them. Jones should be considered a low-end QB2 in this or subsequent starts.

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.

Related players: Jake Moody

The Niners worked out Pineiro and he's now the official replacement for Moody. Pineiro could be on the fantasy radar this season assuming he sticks with the team. San Francisco is banged up at the moment, but could be a high-scoring team once they get back to full strength.

Sources: 49ers are placing Pro Bowl TE George Kittle on injured reserve, meaning he now will miss at least the next four games.

Kittle injured his hamstring during Sunday’s win over Seattle and now will miss games at New Orleans, vs. Atlanta, Jacksonville and at the Rams, Schefter said. This move was a possibility as early as yesterday when his timeframe was 3-5 weeks.

Christian McCaffrey seemed unbothered by the calf issue that crept up Thursday, and he did not appear on Shanahan’s Monday afternoon injury report.

Related players: Brian Robinson

The story went on to say that despite CMC's 31 touches, the 49ers at least made an effort to give him more breaks than normal. He played 76% of the offensive snaps. By comparison, he played 85% of the snaps in the 2023 opener in Pittsburgh, and that was a blowout win, the story went on to say. Robinson carried nine times for 33 yards. With all the injuries piling up, it's easy to see CMC continuing this pace, especially if he really did escape from Week 1 healthy.

George Kittle is likely out 3-5 weeks with the hamstring injury, source says.

Related players: Luke Farrell, Jake Tonges, Brayden Willis

Kittle is a candidate for the IR, according to Rapoport. The team is also monitoring WR Jauan Jennings, and we just reported QB Brock Purdy is dealing with a shoulder injury that puts him in question for Week 2. Next up at TE are the likes of Farrell, Tonges and Willis for San Francisco. The Niners are playing the Saints in Week 2.

Brock Purdy has a left shoulder and toe injury that make him uncertain for Sunday’s game in New Orleans.

Related players: Mac Jones

This will be an injury to monitor for owners. According to Schefter, HC Kyle Shanahan said the team will see how the practice week goes. If Purdy cannot play, Jones would be in line to start. The Niners are dealing with a ton of injuries right now. Jauan Jennings left the game early in Week 1, and now it's been reported TE George Kittle will miss multiple weeks.