49ers’ first test without Fred Warner? Bijan Robinson and Falcons’ top rushing attack (paywall)
“Bethune dons the same number Warner wore as a rookie — No. 48 — but that’s where the comparison starts and ends.
“A lot of people have got to remember, he’s only in his second year, you can really call him a rookie because he didn’t get much playing time last year,” Saleh said of Bethune. “He’s just got to bank these reps.”
49ers announce multiple roster moves ahead of Sunday Night clash with Falcons “Givens,
who was placed on IR on August 26 due to a pectoral injury, has not appeared in a game this season. Last year, Givens appeared in eight games with the 49ers, starting one. He finished the season with 3.5 sacks and six QB hits.”
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“”George Kittle is back,” Russini added. “The All-Pro tight end was activated off IR and is expected to play against Atlanta after missing a month healing from a fully torn hamstring suffered in Week 1. Coaches are hopeful Kittle’s return can stabilize a passing game that’s been operating on fumes without multiple starters.”
Reunited ex-Patriots teammates Mac Jones and Kendrick Bourne having fun with 49ers (paywall)
“Shanahan barely recognizes Bourne from the young man who signed with the 49ers out of Eastern Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2017, and wound up playing 58 games in four seasons. He got off to a rough start by being late to a lot of meetings his first month.
“He’s unbelievable now,” Shanahan said. “I think he is like one of the more-adults in the building, which I don’t think I would’ve ever said that six years ago. … By the time K.B. left here, I thought he was extremely mature and had come a long way in his four years with us. Then, just now seeing him five years later, he’s a grown-up. Speaks like he went to an Ivy League now.
“He’s got a very good, strong foundation in his faith and love having him in the building, always have. It’s just as good now, if not better.”
