The San Francisco 49ers hit the highway on Sunday to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
Mac Jones threw during Friday\u2019s practice. That\u2019s a step in the right direction after Jones didn\u2019t attempt any passes during Thursday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n
Ricky Pearsall and Brock Purdy did not practice once again. Meanwhile, Jauan Jennings was present and active during today\u2019s session.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the 49ers\u2019 final injury report:<\/p>\n
Brock Purdy (toe)
Ricky Pearsall (knee)
Yetur Gross-Matos (knee\/hamstring)
Robert Beal (ankle)
Jordan Watkins (calf)
Kevin Givens (pec)<\/p>\n
Mac Jones (oblique\/knee)
Jauan Jennings (ribs\/ankle)
Alfred Collins (knee)
Upton Stout (ankle)
Kalia Davis (hand)
Malik Mustapha (knee)<\/p>\n
Adrian Martinez will serve as Mac Jones\u2019 backup once again, unless the team signs one of the three quarterbacks they worked out on Friday: Desmond Ridder, Nathan Peterman, or Quinten Dormady. Per NFL Network\u2019s Tom Pelissero, the 49ers didn\u2019t sign either of them\u2026yet.<\/p>\n
This could be viewed as them wanting an upgrade over Adrian Martinez in the event he has to play because Mac Jones goes down with an injury. The team has had a few weeks to gauge whether he Martinez can run the offense or not.<\/p>\n
Collins and Stout practicing is another positive development for a defense that can\u2019t afford to miss anymore bodies.<\/p>\n
Shanahan didn\u2019t sound like he was concerned about Mac Jones\u2019 availability: \u201cI pretty much already have. But you gotta put it that way if there\u2019s any doubt at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team also intends to open rookie Kurtis Rourke\u2019s practice window soon. Shanahan said Rourke is \u201cprobably a few weeks away\u201d from practicing. The rookie quarterback is returning from a torn ACL injury.<\/p>\n
Mustapha\u2019s role and how it impacts the rest of the roster will be something we\u2019re keeping an eye on. Will Robert Saleh let rookie Marques Sigle continue to take his lumps, or does he roll with the veteran, Jason Pinnock?<\/p>\n
Head coach Todd Bowles ruled out a pair of cornerbacks, two of Baker Mayfield\u2019s favorite targets, and their big-play running back:<\/p>\n
WR Mike Evans
WR Chris Godwin
RB Bucky Irving
CB Zyon McCollum
CB Benjamin Morrison<\/p>\n
Iriving didn\u2019t practice all week. He\u2019s battling multiple injuries and was last seen in a walking boot.<\/p>\n
Evans will miss his third game in a row with a hamstring injury. Godwin suffered a fibula injury against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He missed the first three games after recovering from a dislocated ankle last season that required reconstructive surgery.<\/p>\n
The 49ers still have to go against rookie wide receiver Emeka Egubuka and attempt to keep him out of the end zone. Egbuka has been electric to start the season. But now he\u2019ll have to do it with Sterling Shepard and Tez Johnson as the other wide receivers on the field.<\/p>\n
McCollum has started at cornerback in every game this season for the Bucs. Starting cornerback Jamel Dean was a full participant during Thursday\u2019s practice after missing Week 5. So Tampa Bay will lose one starter but get another back. Dean is their CB1.<\/p>\n
Morrison was Tampa Bay\u2019s second-round draft pick in 2025. He\u2019s filled in when one of the other cornerbacks suffered an injury. He\u2019ll miss his second game in a row. Morrison held up well against AJ Brown and the Philadelphia Eagles two weeks ago before injury.<\/p>\n
Morrison\u2019s absence means musical chairs in the secondary for the Bucs. Rookie Jacob Parrish goes from playing nickel to the outside. On passing downs, Kindle Vildor was the next cornerback in. Week 5 was Vildor\u2019s first defensive snaps of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers hit the highway on Sunday to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mac Jones…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":294395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1232,77192,102563,64272,1246,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-294394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-roster","10":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-schedule","11":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-injuries","12":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-news","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115355029761281775","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}