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Monday Night Football: 49ers WR Mike Evans, Commanders WR Stefon Diggs are active
Both teams activate key receivers for Monday Night Football, with 49ers’ Mike Evans and Commanders’ Stefon Diggs returning from injury
Kurtis Rourke
QB · SF · 26 yrs · exp 1 · Indiana
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49ers TE George Kittle is active despite illness; DL Mykel Williams to make his 2026 debut
The 49ers will have tight end George Kittle for today’s game against the Seahawks after coming down with an illness. Kittle is not on the team’s inactive list, as expected. Defensive end Mykel Williams will make his 2026 debut after working his way back from a knee injury that ended his 2025 season. Cornerback Upton Stout will also play after being listed as questionable with a shoulder injury. The 49ers already had ruled out defensive lineman Nick Bosa (knee/calf), defensive lineman James Thompson Jr. (ankle), fullback Kyle Juszczyk (knee and safety Marques Sigle (ankle). Linebacker Tatum Bethune, offensive lineman Enrique Cruz and quarterback Kurtis Rourke are the other inactives. The Seahawks’ inactives are quarterback Jalen Milroe, running back Robert Henry Jr., linebacker Chazz Surratt (calf), wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. and tight end Nick Kallerup. Milroe will serve as the emergency third quarterback
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Ranking Giants' reported options at QB: Why Jimmy Garoppolo may make sense after Jaxson Dart injury
The Giants' quarterback options are discussed, with Jimmy Garoppolo being considered a possibility after Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury
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49ers GM John Lynch addresses potential Mac Jones trade amid wave of NFL quarterback injuries
49ers GM John Lynch says the team has no interest in trading Mac Jones this season, citing the luxury of having two viable quarterbacks in Brock Purdy and Mac Jones
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John Lynch on Mac Jones: QB is a good spot to be well insulated
Injuries to Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart have led to a lot of chatter about what the Commanders and Giants could do to bolster their quarterback rooms before their seasons are lost. One backup quarterback who was the subject of trade speculation during the offseason is Mac Jones, but the 49ers never seemed interested in moving him to another club. During an appearance on KNBR Thursday, 49ers General Manager John Lynch declined to say if he’s gotten any calls about Jones in recent days but did say that he likes having depth at the position. “I’m going to leave that alone ,” Lynch said, via 49ersWebzone.com. “What I will tell you is I think a lot of people see all of that and say, ‘Okay, there’s opportunity.’ It also tells you we’re very fortunate to have a guy like Brock, franchise quarterback. But then to have a guy like Mac, in the event, there’s no more important position in football. They’re all important, but I think we know, as your quarterback goes, so goes your team. And so, I think it’s a really special situation to have Brock [Purdy] here, to have Mac here, and then to have a guy we’re really excited about with Kurtis Rourke. And I think back to Bill Walsh, and maybe he was onto something when he had Joe Montana, but he also brought Steve Young in here, and had Steve Bono behind them. So, it’s a good position to be in a position of strength at, and it provides opportunities in a number of ways. The most important way being you’re well insulated in the event something were ever to happen.” Jones started eight games for the 49ers last season when Purdy was injured and the 49ers went 5-3 in those games on their way to making the playoffs. Should Lynch entertain the thought of moving Jones, that memory is likely to keep the price tag high in any trade talks
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Rams-49ers inactives: DT James Thompson will play
49ers defensive tackle James Thompson will play in the season opener despite a hamstring injury
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Jordan Watkins inactive against Rams
Jordan Watkins will be inactive for the 49ers game against the Rams on Thursday
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Report: 49ers cut Adrian Martinez as Kurtis Rourke wins No. 3 QB job
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The 49ers didn’t see much of Curtis Rourke in the preseason as he missed the final two games with fractured ribs. They saw enough of him, though, to keep him as their third quarterback. The 49ers are releasing Adrian Martinez, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports, which leaves Rourke behind Brock Purdy and Mac Jones. Rourke started the team’s first preseason game and went 12-of-14 for 101 yards while rushing for 14 yards on three carries. He broke three ribs during the game, forcing his exit and sending him to the hospital. He is expected to return to practice this week. Martinez appeared in all three preseason games, completing 36-of-68 passes for 346 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while rushing eight times for 35 yards and one score
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Report: 49ers cut Adrian Martinez as Kurtis Rourke wins No. 3 QB job
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The 49ers didn't see much of Curtis Rourke in the preseason as he missed the final two games with fractured ribs
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Report: Mike Evans expects to play Week 1
Despite a groin injury and limited practice time, 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans is reportedly expected to be ready for Week 1. Head coach Kyle Shanahan anticipates his return to practice next week, with the injury being described as minor
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49ers QB Kurtis Rourke was released from the hospital Thursday night
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Kurtis Rourke, quarterback for the 49ers, was released from the hospital on Thursday night, according to an update shared by the team on Friday morning
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49ers QB Kurtis Rourke was released from the hospital Thursday night
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The 49ers shared an update on quarterback Kurtis Rourke on Friday morning. Rourke was taken to the hospital after suffering a rib injury in Thursday night’s game against the Titans because he was having trouble breathing. The 49ers announced that Rourke was checked out and released later in the evening. Rourke was a seventh-round pick in 2025 and he spent his rookie year on the non-football injury list as he recovered from a torn ACL he suffered in his final season at Indiana. Rourke started on Thursday and went 12-of-14 for 101 yards before being forced out of the game. Adrian Martinez played the rest of the way with Brock Purdy and Mac Jones getting the night off
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3 stars for the 49ers: Did Kurtis Rourke make Mac Jones expendable?
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A look at who the 3 stars were from the 49ers first preseason game
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49ers QB Kurtis Rourke taken to hospital for tests after struggling to breathe
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Kyle Shanahan said Rourke appeared to be OK after suffering a rib injury, but the medical staff wanted to rule out anything serious
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49ers QB Kurtis Rourke taken to hospital for tests after struggling to breathe
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49ers quarterback Kurtis Rourke was taken to the hospital as a precaution after suffering a rib injury in Thursday night’s preseason opener. Coach Kyle Shanahan indicated that Rourke’s injury is not believed to be serious, but any time a player struggles to breathe the medical staff wants to be cautious. “They said ribs, he was struggling to breathe so they took him to the hospital just to check on him and make sure he’s alright. X-rays in here didn’t show it was broken,” Shanahan said. “They just wanted to get more imaging and find out, so they weren’t too concerned. I don’t want to downplay it but I don’t want to overplay it either.” Rourke completed 12 of 14 passes for 101 yards before leaving the game. “He looked good. Got the ball to the right spot, played well,” Shanahan said. The only other quarterback in uniform for the 49ers on Thursday night was Adrian Martinez, who completed 16 of 30 passes for 159 yards after Rourke left. Shanahan said that if Martinez had been injured and the 49ers had been left without any quarterbacks, tight end Brayden Willis would have played quarterback the rest of the game and the 49ers would have only called handoffs
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49ers injury updates: Kurtis Rourke went to the hospital; Nate Hobbs pulled his groin
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49ers injury updates: Kurtis Rourke went to the hospital; Nate Hobbs pulled his groin
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49ers third-string QB Kurtis Rourke leaves with rib injury
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Kurtis Rourke, the 49ers' third-string quarterback, left Thursday's game with a rib injury and is questionable to return. Adrian Martinez has replaced him. Cornerback Jack Jones also left with a right hand injury and has been ruled out
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49ers third-string QB Kurtis Rourke leaves with rib injury
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Kurtis Rourke, the 49ers' third-string quarterback, sustained a rib injury during the game. The team had four quarterbacks on the roster, but only two were active for Thursday's contest
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49ers News: Clips of George Kittle running at Tight End University are all we got now
Watch: 49ers TE George Kittle moving well at TEU amid recovery “Early signs from Nashville suggest Kittle is making strong progress toward that goal. Multiple videos circulating on social media Tuesday showed the 49ers star moving fluidly during on-field sessions.” 49ers considering moving practice site from current Levi’s Stadium location (paywall) “Such a change does not appear imminent. Any move is being considered as a long-term possibility.” 49ers 90-in-90: Will Kurtis Rourke show he has enough to be QB2 down the line? “On the field, Rourke is the definition of a Kyle Shanahan quarterback. He has clean mechanics, knows where to go with the ball, and can quickly decipher what the defense is doing underneath to get the ball out on time. Rourke won’t wow you with a big arm. The velocity goes down on deeper passes. As you’d expect from a quarterback with two serious knee injuries, Rourke also isn’t the most fleet of foot. He’s closer to Mac Jones than Brock Purdy when it comes to pocket movement and manipulation.”
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