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49ers play it safe with Nick Bosa as George Kittle practices Monday
Mixed news from the opening practice of Week 1
George Kittle
TE · SF · 32 yrs · exp 9 · Iowa
Status
- Game status
- Active
- Injury
- Questionable
Keep Trade Cut (SF TEP)
From latest snapshot · trend vs ~7d prior when data allows.
Value
3,732
Rank
#95
Pos rank
#11
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Latest: Sep 7, 2026 · 3,732
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Trent Williams is a captain for the 14th time as 49ers choose same captains as last year
The 49ers have a stable group of veteran leaders, and as a result they’re a rare NFL team that will have all the same captains two years in a row. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that the players elected the same eight team captains that they elected for the 2025 season: defensive lineman Nick Bosa, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, tight end George Kittle, defensive back Deommodore Lenoir, running back Christian McCaffrey, quarterback Brock Purdy, linebacker Fred Warner and offensive tackle Trent Williams. Williams has a distinct honor in NFL history: He is a 49ers captain for the seventh time, and he was previously a team captain in Washington for seven seasons. The NFL doesn’t keep official records of team captaincies, but Williams is believed to be the only player in NFL history who has been a team captain for at least seven seasons on two different teams. Kittle has now been a 49ers team captain for nine seasons, with his teammates choosing him every year but his rookie year. Warner is in his seventh season as a 49ers captain. Kittle, Warner and Williams will all wear the gold “C” on their jerseys that denote they’ve been captains for at least five seasons. Purdy and Bosa are both captains for the fourth time. Juszczyk is a 49ers captain for the third time, and so is McCaffrey, who was previously a Panthers captain for four seasons. This is Lenoir’s second season as captain
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Trent Williams is a captain for the 14th time as 49ers choose same captains as last year
49ers retain all eight captains from 2025, including Trent Williams and other key veterans
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49ers TE George Kittle expected to practice Monday
49ers TE George Kittle, expected to practice Monday in Australia, is trending toward playing in Week 1
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49ers announce defensive end Sam Okuayinonu will not play Thursday vs. Rams
Sam Okuayinonu will miss Thursday’s game, while Kittle and Bosa are expected to play
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49ers, Rams hoping big-name players will be healthy enough to play in Australia matchup
Nick Bosa and George Kittle are among the players recovering from injuries who hope to be on the field in Week 1
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49ers release first official depth chart
The San Francisco 49ers have released their first official depth chart of the season. While there may not be any major surprises, there are some changes to note
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49ers DE Sam Okuayinonu not on team flight to Australia, questionable with foot injury
The 49ers are on their way to Australia, but defensive end Sam Okuayinonu is not with them. Shortly before departure, the 49ers announced that Okuayinonu would not be on the team flight to Melbourne for next week’s game against the Rams. Okuayinonu has a foot injury. Ordinarily, when a player doesn’t make a team flight, that means he’s not going to play in the game, but the 49ers are currently classifying Okuayinonu as questionable. Depending on how his foot responds to treatment in the coming days, it’s possible that he’ll fly to Australia separately. Okuayinonu is an important part of the 49ers’ defense: Last year he started 12 games in the regular season and both playoff games. This year he’s expected to be a backup but get plenty of snaps in the defensive line rotation, if he’s healthy. The 49ers’ other players, including tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa, are on the plane. Kittle and Bosa are both rehabbing from injuries and there were concerns that they might not be ready for Week One, but from all indications they’re both ready to go against the Rams. The 49ers are flying to Australia a full week early to adjust to the time change and prepare on-site. The Rams are not arriving in Australia until the day before the game
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Nick Bosa takes part in Wednesday's practice
Nick Bosa participates in practice, a positive sign for his Week 1 availability
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Will George Kittle play Week 1? Latest update as 49ers TE travels to Australia
George Kittle is trying to return from a torn Achilles by NFL Week 1
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George Kittle, Nick Bosa traveling to Australia as 49ers stars aim to return for Week 1 vs. Rams, per report
George Kittle and Nick Bosa are traveling to Australia with the 49ers, aiming to return for Week 1 vs. Rams
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George Kittle ‘trending in the right direction’ for Week 1
George Kittle is trending in the right direction for Week 1
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George Kittle, Nick Bosa travel with 49ers to Australia, signaling they could return in Week 1 vs. Rams
George Kittle tore his Achilles in January, and is already pushing to get back on the field
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2026 NFL Comeback Player of Year trends, odds: Sportsbook rooting against Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson
Until 2024, trying to predict NFL Comeback Player of the Year was a total crapshoot because there really were no criteria for those Associated Press voters. But starting with that '24 season, the criteria was changed to give the award to a player who returned from "illness, physical injury, or other circumstances that led him to miss playing time the previous season." So, long story short, it could no longer go to a guy who was just terrible one year (if healthy) and good the next. I took a look Monday at updated NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year betting trends from BetMGM and today will do the same for Comeback Player of the Year with the season kicking off one week from tonight. Much like for NFL MVP, CPOY has become a quarterback award, with a signal-caller having won seven straight seasons until that run ended in 2025 with 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey taking it home. Sign up to wager on NFL using the BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to get up to $1,500 in bonus bets: Fans can stay up to date with information from our NFL news page, and bettors should also look for picks from the SportsLine Projection Model and our experts during the 2026 NFL season. McCaffrey was the first tailback winner since the Cardinals ' Garrison Hearst in 2001. Hard to argue against McCaffrey, though. He was limited to just four games in 2024 but played all 17 last year and totaled better than 2,100 yards from scrimmage and 17 TDs. Lions pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson was second in the 2025 voting and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott third. Two players have won this award twice in quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Joe Burrow , but needless to say McCaffrey won't be winning again this year. He isn't even a betting option at BetMGM. Nor should he be. But San Francisco has three Pro Bowl-caliber players returning from major 2025 injuries who are close to the top of the board in pass-rusher Nick Bosa (+2000), linebacker Fred Warner (+3000) and tight end George Kittle (+3000). Running backs have never won this in back-to-back years and the one with the shortest odds is the Giants ' back-flipping Cam Skattebo at +3500. A defensive player hasn't won since Chiefs safety Eric Berry in 2015, and newly unretired Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is a +800 fourth-favorite. Considering the future Hall of Famer hasn't played since 2023, he'd be my choice as it would be a story right out of Hollywood. Wager on the NFL with the latest FanDuel promo code and get up to $350 in bonus bets: But the favorites are three quarterbacks: Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes (+185), Washington's Jayden Daniels (+400) and Minnesota's Kyler Murray (+550). The book is quite exposed on Mahomes, as he leads in handle (46.2%) and tickets sold (18.1%) on this prop. Comeback Player of the Year is about the only thing Mahomes hasn't won yet in the NFL, but he "somewhat" qualifies coming off a torn ACL and LCL that limited him to 14 games last year. He will be ready for the season opener vs. Denver. Since he was cleared in late July to participate in all football activities, Mahomes has not missed any practices but didn't play in the preseason. If you were wondering, Tom Brady won Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 after suffering a major knee injury of his own in the 2008 opener and missing the rest of that season. So the obvious GOAT parallels are there, but Brady missed basically a full campaign , while Mahomes missed three games. Berry has been Kansas City's only winner since this award returned in 1998. Murray is second in tickets (12.0%) and handle (9.7%) at BetMGM, and he has the double-whammy of coming back from injury and starting over with a new team, as Murray has won the Vikings ' starting job over former first round pick J.J. McCarthy . Murray probably has more offensive talent around him than Mahomes does. Bet futures and more NFL picks at DraftKings, where new users get $200 in bonus bets after they spend $5+: The player the book is most exposed on is another ve [... truncated ...]
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Report: George Kittle, Nick Bosa will travel to Australia
49ers hope to have Kittle and Bosa in lineup against Rams
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Report: George Kittle, Nick Bosa will travel to Australia
George Kittle and Nick Bosa's chances of playing in Week 1 increase with their trip to Australia
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George Kittle more likely than Nick Bosa to play in 49ers’ opener vs. Rams
SANTA CLARA — There’s no more pressing decision for the San Francisco 49ers than the names that will make up the passenger manifest for Wednesday’s globe-crossing flight. Who gets on
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The 49ers are hopeful Mike Evans can return to practice next week
Plus injury updates for George Kittle and Nick Bosa
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49ers TE George Kittle to be 'eased back into practice'
Will 49ers TE George Kittle be ready for Week 1?
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Kyle Shanahan: George Kittle's passing everything, didn't mean to say he had a setback
49ers remain hopeful that Kittle will play in Week 1 against the Rams
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