Injury updates: The 49ers could get multiple starters back on offense this week
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Fred Warner’s surgery will take place on Tuesday. The expectation is that Warner’s recovery time will take around three months. The belief is that Warner will be OK for the offseason program and ready to go in time for training camp next year.
Tight end George Kittle is expected to return to practice this week. Kittle has not played since the second quarter of Week 1. Shanahan believes Kittle will be available to play against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7.
Rookie wide receiver Jordan Watkins has yet to play in a game this season. The 49ers will get him back at practice this week now that Watkins has fully recovered from a calf injury.
Starting quarterback Brock Purdy and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will be evaluated throughout the week. Shanahan said the team will see whether those two can practice on Wednesday. The team is hopeful that Purdy will be able to do more during practice this week.
Pay attention to how those two, and every player on the injury report, progress throughout the week. If they go from not participating on one day to limited the next, it’s a sign they’re trending in the right direction.
As for Brandon Aiyuk, he’s still “rehabbing real hard” and getting “closer and closer.” Shanahan is looking somewhere around Week 10. However, Shanahan would not give a definitive target date for Aiyuk’s return to practice.
There are still no updates regarding Ben Bartch, who is eligible to return from the Injured Reserve. We might have to wait later in the week to hear about Bartch or Jacob Cowing, who was doing side work during practice last week.
Browns Make $100 Million Franchise-Changing Announcement
The Cleveland Browns announced a major move for the franchise on Monday that will change its future forever.
Team owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam
BREAKING: The City of Cleveland and the #Browns have reached an agreement to allow the move to Brook Park.
Jimmy Haslam will pay $100 million to the city, and all pending court cases will be dismissed.
Coming to Brook Park in 2029.
“BREAKING: The city of Cleveland and the #Browns have reached an agreement to allow the move to Brook Park,” Brad Stainbrook reported October 13
Travis Kelce, Jason Kelce Represent Portion of Cleveland Natives Unhappy About Stadium Move
GettyJason Kelce (left) and Travis Kelce (right) attend the Amazon 2025 Upfront at Beacon Theatre on May 12, 2025 in New York City.
Not everyone in Cleveland is necessarily going to be on board with the move, which is now set in stone.
Notable area natives Travis Kelce, current Kansas City Chiefs tight end and fiancé of music icon Taylor Swift, and his brother Jason Kelce, former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman and current ESPN broadcaster, both expressed displeasure with the notion of the
“Something really stupid out in Brook Park that they’re trying to get everybody excited about — the stadium no longer being in downtown Cleveland,”
Travis Kelce echoed his brother’s sentiment.
“There’s just something about taking the Rapids all the way downtown, and I’m sure they’ll have some sort of way that you could take the Rapids out to Brook Park from everywhere in Cleveland,” Travis Kelce said. “But it’s just such a unique feeling going downtown, feeling the excitement of everyone going down to the busiest part of the city and that atmosphere that it creates in Cleveland.”
Browns Roster Remains in Disarray Amid 1-5 Start to Season
While some fans likely agree with the Kelce brothers, a bigger question than the location of the stadium may be who the franchise rosters to play inside it.
Cleveland is currently 1-5 and tied for the second-worst record in the NFL. The Browns are still paying Deshaun Watson on his $230 million albatross of a deal, as the staff sorts through two rookie quarterbacks in
As of Week 6, Cleveland was starting five of the seven rookies it drafted in 2025 and continuing to stack picks in 2026, when the team may decide to draft another first-year QB. The
