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Kendrick Bourne is returning home to the San Francisco 49ers on a 1 year deal with a max value of $5 million dollars.

Related players: Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall,Brandon Aiyuk, Demarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, George Kittle

Pearsall had a 4-108-0 line but after that it was Christian McCaffrey catching nine passes. Jennings and Kittle both left the game with injuries, leaving their status for Week 2 in doubt. The Niners need the help at WR but it remains to be seen of Bourne is the answer. Bourne does have a history in San Francisco with Kyle Shanahan so he's a name to keep an eye on.

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey is officially active for Sunday against the Seahawks.

Signs were pointing towards this being the case with McCaffrey reportedly good to go this weekend and being a big part of Saturday’s walkthrough. He’s good to go for your lineups.

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks but signs are pointing towards him playing.

It’s certainly understandably frustrating that we’re already talking about injuries again with McCaffrey but it’s better than his calf injury that cost him half the season in 2024. Barring a setback, it looks like McCaffrey will be out there.

The 49ers gave themselves some insurance with the acquisition of Brian Robinson from the Commanders and Isaac Guerendo is still in the mix. But if healthy, CMC still provides a ton of upside heading into Week 1. 49ers-Seahawks kicks off at 4:05.

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey (calf) is officially questionable for Sunday's opener against Seattle.

What's Kyle Shanahan's level of concern about Sunday? "Questionable concern. I'm not going to say anything about Christian, guys." Says it happened yesterday.

Related Players: Brian Robinson

This is quite ominous considering how last season went, but a lot of people are reporting this is more cautious than a serious injury. We should still consider McCaffrey a fantasy RB1 if he's on the field, with Robinson closer to the RB4 range.

49ers are listing RB Christian McCaffrey as limited at today’s practice due to a calf issue.

Related Players: Brian Robinson, Isaac Guerendo

It feels like we should panic, but players are limited in practice all the time (right?). We'll keep an eye on things but Robinson should be in our queues to plug in as an RB2 in case CMC is sidelined.

Texans second practice of Week 1.

I do not see Christian Kirk or Braxton Berrios.

Cam Robinson is back.

Related Players: Nico Collins, Jayden Higgins, Jaylin Noel

It's not looking great for Kirk to suit up for Week 1. We'll see how much Noel rotates into the slot, but it's probably best to keep our exposure to only Nico Collins until we see how the target share spreads out behind him. Collins is in easy WR1 consideration.

Kyle Shanahan said he expects Jauan Jennings to play on Sunday. He's limited in today's practice with a calf injury.

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Skyy Moore

Good news for Jennings managers, but we would have liked to hear this clearance more than a few days away from kickoff. Pearsall could easily begin the season as the target leader for the 49ers, with Kittle being in the running for overall TE1 to begin the year.

Talking on @953WDAE, Bucs GM Jason Licht frames Chris Godwin’s return as likely October (Week 5 or later), saying Tristan Wirfs might be a little sooner.

Related Players: Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan

This is about the timeline that we thought he'd be on, but it's still a little confusing why the team took him off of PUP. Regardless, we should consider Evans a WR2 and Egbuka a WR3 as we head into drafts this weekend.

Chris Godwin. Their presence means that they have passed physicals and won’t remain on the Physically Unable to Perform list for the first four weeks of the regular season.

Related players: Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Sterling Shepard

Godwin reportedly won’t play until October. He’s expected to start practicing in Week 2, the story went on to say. With Godwin out, Egbuka is poised to take over the WR2 role behind Evans. Next up could be the veteran Shepard.

49ers placed WR Brandon Aiyuk and S​ Malik Mustapha on the Physically Unable to Perform List.

Related players: Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, Demarcus Robinson, Jacob Cowing, Skyy Moore, George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey

This news comes as no surprise. Aiyuk's timeline to return is around Week 6 as we previously reported. Jennings is dealing with a calf injury/contract issue, which means the Niners are without their top-two WRs, at the moment. Pearsall, Kittle and McCaffrey should carry the load in the passing game at least to start the season.