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Stephen A. acrophobic astir 49ers' injuries (1:18)
Stephen A. Smith wonders whether the 49ers' Super Bowl model is starting to close. (1:18)
Nick WagonerSep 10, 2025, 04:33 PM ET
- Nick Wagoner is an NFL newsman astatine ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having antecedently covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including 3 years (2013 to 2015) astatine ESPN. In implicit a decennary with the company, Nick has led ESPN's sum of the Niners' 2019 and 2023 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick's protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the archetypal openly cheery subordinate drafted to the NFL, Sam's consequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team's relocation and stadium saga.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Week 2 gathering with the New Orleans Saints with the anticipation that backmost Brock Purdy volition not beryllium available.
Purdy, who is dealing with near enarthrosis and toed injuries, is simply a "long shot" to play against the Saints, manager Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday.
Purdy is not expected to signifier connected Wednesday and Shanahan said it's imaginable that Purdy's toed injury, which is the main concern, could support him retired for aggregate games.
Mac Jones, who signed with the Niners arsenic a escaped cause successful March, would commencement successful Purdy's spot if helium is ruled out.
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