Mac Jones 49ers QB Mac Jones filled in for Brock Purdy in Week 3, leading San Francisco to a 16-15 win over the Cardinals when K Eddy Pineiro converted a last-second game-winning field goal. Jones came to the team holding a 4-23 record when trailing in the fourth quarter, but he’s looking to change the narrative on his late-game woes. “I failed a lot in that situation to be … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Mac Jones, 49ers, Rams
NFC Notes: Trey Benson, Terrance Ferguson, 49ers, Cardinals, Rams
49ers 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall has knee soreness but doesn’t expect to miss any time: “I just have a little bit of knee soreness, but it’s nothing that I’m actually worried about at all. So yeah, just more of a little precaution… I’ll be practicing this week. I mean, that’s my plan, my goal. If I had to go today, I would, you know what I mean? If there was a game today, then … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Trey Benson, Terrance Ferguson, 49ers, Cardinals, Rams
NFC Notes: Nick Bosa, Trey Benson, 49ers, Cardinals, Rams
49ers 49ers DE Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 3’s win over the Cardinals. San Francisco HC Kyle Shanahan is confident the rest of their roster will step up in Bosa’s absence. “You don’t just replace a guy like Nick,” Shanahan said, via ProFootballTalk. “It just puts — you know, everyone’s got to continue to get better at everything. It’s the same thing I’d … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Nick Bosa, Trey Benson, 49ers, Cardinals, Rams
Falcons Tried Out Three Players
The Atlanta Falcons hosted rookie WR Silas Bolden, DB Daequan Hardy and WR Deven Thompkins for a tryout on Wednesday, according to D. Orlando Ledbetter. The team signed Thompkins to the practice squad. All three players have the ability to contribute in the return game on special teams, so there appears to be a trend here. Bolden, 23 is a five-foot-eight, 162-pound wide … [Read more...] about Falcons Tried Out Three Players
NFC Notes: Marvin Harrison, Brock Purdy, Fred Warner, 49ers, Cardinals
49ers The 49ers are off to a hot start at 3-0, and a big reason for that is the number of first, second and third-year players who have stepped up into big roles, especially on defense. San Francisco is getting a lot out of guys like first-round DL Mykel Williams, third-round CB Upton Stout, LB Dee Winters and fifth-round S Marques Sigle, to name a few. “It speaks to the … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Marvin Harrison, Brock Purdy, Fred Warner, 49ers, Cardinals