2 months ago
The San Francisco 49ers have received mixed injury news after their 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams, with Jake Tonges facing a concerning MCL injury while De'Zhaun Stribling avoided the worst-case scenario.
Tonges was hurt during the victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and needed ***** istance off the field before being ruled out. Kyle Shanahan later gave a blunt ***** sment of the tight end's situation, saying "it's not good" before adding that further evaluation was still needed.
The injury is particularly significant given Tonges' role behind George Kittle. He recorded 34 receptions for 293 yards and five touchdowns last season before signing a two-year, $8 million contract with San Francisco this year.
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Stribling also suffered an injury during the game, initially leaving with an ankle problem before returning and then going down again on the following possession.
#Rams
Tonges was hurt during the victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and needed ***** istance off the field before being ruled out. Kyle Shanahan later gave a blunt ***** sment of the tight end's situation, saying "it's not good" before adding that further evaluation was still needed.
The injury is particularly significant given Tonges' role behind George Kittle. He recorded 34 receptions for 293 yards and five touchdowns last season before signing a two-year, $8 million contract with San Francisco this year.
Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
Stribling also suffered an injury during the game, initially leaving with an ankle problem before returning and then going down again on the following possession.
#Rams
2 months ago
The San Francisco 49ers came out firing on every cylinder to deliver a 27-7 beatdown Down Under of the Los Angeles Rams. From the decision to arrive early to their piling on late scoring, how well did Brock Purdy, Kyle Shanahan and the crew do in upsetting the Super Bowl favorites to start the season?
Offense: A-
The old guys ruled. And that Kaelon Black kid wasn't too shabby. A 30-something (Demarcus Robinson, Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel) accounted for their three TDs and an almost 40-something, Trent Williams, was the best of the bunch, because you and I had as many tackles, QB hits and sacks as Rams' All-Universe pass rusher Myles Garrett. Less happily, De'Zhaun Stribling and Jake Tonges were carted away in the second quarter. George Kittle was a rumor. Yet Brock Purdy didn't notice. Outside of a horrific interception, Purdy was terrific with his arm, legs and swaggy first-down celebrations. Does Christian McCaffrey finally have a caddy? Yes. Rookie Black looked excellent in a real game after resembling a third-round find in the spring and summer.
Defense: A+
Raheem Morris in 2028? The well-respected new defensive coordinator looked like Bill Belichick (the pre-2022 version) while his unit made the reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford look ordinary. Sorry, correction: not just ordinary, but awful. Having Nick Bosa, Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw (combined games played for 49ers in 2025: 9) back together did give Morris some added IQ points. The LB duo turned out the lights on the Rams when Greenlaw held up Tyler Higbee and Warner peanut-punched the ball out. The 49ers didn't have a sack, but they made Stafford unsettled. Osa Odighizuwa had four of their eight QB hits, including a pressure that led to Stafford's INT.
#greenlaw
Offense: A-
The old guys ruled. And that Kaelon Black kid wasn't too shabby. A 30-something (Demarcus Robinson, Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel) accounted for their three TDs and an almost 40-something, Trent Williams, was the best of the bunch, because you and I had as many tackles, QB hits and sacks as Rams' All-Universe pass rusher Myles Garrett. Less happily, De'Zhaun Stribling and Jake Tonges were carted away in the second quarter. George Kittle was a rumor. Yet Brock Purdy didn't notice. Outside of a horrific interception, Purdy was terrific with his arm, legs and swaggy first-down celebrations. Does Christian McCaffrey finally have a caddy? Yes. Rookie Black looked excellent in a real game after resembling a third-round find in the spring and summer.
Defense: A+
Raheem Morris in 2028? The well-respected new defensive coordinator looked like Bill Belichick (the pre-2022 version) while his unit made the reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford look ordinary. Sorry, correction: not just ordinary, but awful. Having Nick Bosa, Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw (combined games played for 49ers in 2025: 9) back together did give Morris some added IQ points. The LB duo turned out the lights on the Rams when Greenlaw held up Tyler Higbee and Warner peanut-punched the ball out. The 49ers didn't have a sack, but they made Stafford unsettled. Osa Odighizuwa had four of their eight QB hits, including a pressure that led to Stafford's INT.
#greenlaw
2 months ago
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 27-7 at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday night to improve to 1-0 on the season, but during the game, they lost a key player who caught five touchdowns last year.
In the second quarter, 49ers tight end Jake Tonges suffered a knee injury, and trainers had to cart him back to the locker room. While he was questionable to return, he didn't play another snap in the victory.
After the game, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn't have the best injury update.
"It wasn't good," Shanahan said. "It's not ACL. It's MCL, I believe. But there are some issues with it that we gotta see how it is. There's a little more information to it, but we don't know yet."
With George Kittle easing back into action after returning quickly from a torn Achilles, the 49ers might have to rely on him more going forward. They also have Luke Farrell on the 53-man roster and both Brayden Willis and Khalil ****** ins on the practice squad at the position.
#didn 't
In the second quarter, 49ers tight end Jake Tonges suffered a knee injury, and trainers had to cart him back to the locker room. While he was questionable to return, he didn't play another snap in the victory.
After the game, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn't have the best injury update.
"It wasn't good," Shanahan said. "It's not ACL. It's MCL, I believe. But there are some issues with it that we gotta see how it is. There's a little more information to it, but we don't know yet."
With George Kittle easing back into action after returning quickly from a torn Achilles, the 49ers might have to rely on him more going forward. They also have Luke Farrell on the 53-man roster and both Brayden Willis and Khalil ****** ins on the practice squad at the position.
#didn 't
2 months ago
The San Francisco 49ers have watched their depth take multiple hits during Thursday night's season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. Rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling was already ruled out with an ankle injury after being helped off the field earlier in the second quarter.
The 49ers then lost another important piece when tight end Jake Tonges suffered an apparent leg injury. Tonges needed help getting off the field and was taken to the medical tent. He had not been targeted before leaving the game.
MORE: 49ers lose starting WR to injury during Rams game
San Francisco 49ers tight end Jake Tonges (88) makes a catch against the Los Angeles Rams. Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images.
Tonges was officially ruled out at halftime and the severity of his injury continues to be closely monitored. He entered the season as one of the team's most important tight ends behind George Kittle.
#injury #tight #season
The 49ers then lost another important piece when tight end Jake Tonges suffered an apparent leg injury. Tonges needed help getting off the field and was taken to the medical tent. He had not been targeted before leaving the game.
MORE: 49ers lose starting WR to injury during Rams game
San Francisco 49ers tight end Jake Tonges (88) makes a catch against the Los Angeles Rams. Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images.
Tonges was officially ruled out at halftime and the severity of his injury continues to be closely monitored. He entered the season as one of the team's most important tight ends behind George Kittle.
#injury #tight #season
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2 months ago
The San Francisco 49ers' injury luck couldn't have been worse coming into the season. It's a team that consistently has been among the worst in the NFL in adjusted games lost. Unfortunately, that trend is continuing in 2026.
De'Zhaun Stribling left the game early on, but shortly returned. When he did come back, Stribling was carted off the field. It was a non-contact injury in which Stribling couldn't put any pressure on his left leg. The 49ers immediately ruled him out, which is never a good sign.
Stribling played 21 snaps before he left with an injury. The 49ers relied on Jacob Cowing and Deebo Samuel in Stribling's absence. They'll likely use Demarcus Robinson more moving forward.
A wide receiver core that looked promising a month ago is now without two of its top three targets with Stribling's injury and Ricky Pearsall out for the season.
Tight end Jake Tonges was also carted off with a lower leg injury. He's questionable to return, but this does not seem like somebody who is coming back:
#stribling #left #couldn 't
De'Zhaun Stribling left the game early on, but shortly returned. When he did come back, Stribling was carted off the field. It was a non-contact injury in which Stribling couldn't put any pressure on his left leg. The 49ers immediately ruled him out, which is never a good sign.
Stribling played 21 snaps before he left with an injury. The 49ers relied on Jacob Cowing and Deebo Samuel in Stribling's absence. They'll likely use Demarcus Robinson more moving forward.
A wide receiver core that looked promising a month ago is now without two of its top three targets with Stribling's injury and Ricky Pearsall out for the season.
Tight end Jake Tonges was also carted off with a lower leg injury. He's questionable to return, but this does not seem like somebody who is coming back:
#stribling #left #couldn 't
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2 months ago
The San Francisco 49ers returned to the practice field on Saturday. According to The Athletic's Matt Barrows, the team brought back undrafted free agent tight end Khalil ******* ins. That's right, the tight end news we were all waiting for.
During Thursday's preseason game, the Niners played five different tight ends: Bradyen Willis (37 snaps), Hayden Rucci (29), Jake Tonges (18), Luke Farrell (13), and Josiaha Deguara (12).
The 49ers may want to see if ******* ins is worth a practice squad stash. There has been no announcement about a corresponding move to open a roster spot for ******* ins.
Rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling and veteran cornerback Deommodore Lenoir have shoulder injuries. They're considered day-to-day and didn't practice on Saturday.
The three players who sustained injuries during Thursday's game, Renardo Green (hamstring), Austen Pleasants (knee), and Nick Martin (hamstring), were also not practicing.
#game
During Thursday's preseason game, the Niners played five different tight ends: Bradyen Willis (37 snaps), Hayden Rucci (29), Jake Tonges (18), Luke Farrell (13), and Josiaha Deguara (12).
The 49ers may want to see if ******* ins is worth a practice squad stash. There has been no announcement about a corresponding move to open a roster spot for ******* ins.
Rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling and veteran cornerback Deommodore Lenoir have shoulder injuries. They're considered day-to-day and didn't practice on Saturday.
The three players who sustained injuries during Thursday's game, Renardo Green (hamstring), Austen Pleasants (knee), and Nick Martin (hamstring), were also not practicing.
#game
2 months ago
When fans approach San Francisco 49ers backup tight end Jake Tonges these days, they typically ask about one of two things. At the top of the list has to be his game-winning touchdown grab in Seattle, which excused him from no-name status at the start of the 2025 season, to beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Seahawks. The other involves the fantasy football waiver wire. He giggled.
"Or some first touchdown betting line that they're telling me about," Tonges said.
Thursday, when the 49ers hosted the ****** ans, marked the first time he did not suit up for a preseason game. What once was the basis for his survival in the NFL became validation that he made it.
No one drafted Tonges. The Chicago Bears signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2022, along with more than a dozen others. For the next several Augusts, his sole focus was putting together good tape in the preseason so that he had something to show other teams in case he was, as an example, released with an injury settlement, the kind of niche NFL roster terminology fringe players learn quickly.
A campaign in which All-Pro tight end George Kittle missed six games in the regular season and another in the playoffs gave Tonges an opportunity to put the world of Silicon Valley tech and finance in the rearview. The Los Gatos native attended Cal as a walk-on who took BART into the city for an internship at Morgan Stanley.
#touchdown
"Or some first touchdown betting line that they're telling me about," Tonges said.
Thursday, when the 49ers hosted the ****** ans, marked the first time he did not suit up for a preseason game. What once was the basis for his survival in the NFL became validation that he made it.
No one drafted Tonges. The Chicago Bears signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2022, along with more than a dozen others. For the next several Augusts, his sole focus was putting together good tape in the preseason so that he had something to show other teams in case he was, as an example, released with an injury settlement, the kind of niche NFL roster terminology fringe players learn quickly.
A campaign in which All-Pro tight end George Kittle missed six games in the regular season and another in the playoffs gave Tonges an opportunity to put the world of Silicon Valley tech and finance in the rearview. The Los Gatos native attended Cal as a walk-on who took BART into the city for an internship at Morgan Stanley.
#touchdown
3 months ago
The first day of padded practice for the San Francisco 49ers also included the team's first fight of training camp.
The dustup was initiated when Fred Warner and tight end Jake Tonges got into a heated shoving match after a play according to ESPN's Nick Wagoner. However, it was linebacker Dre Greenlaw and running back Christian McCaffrey who ignited the fuse for a scuffle.
Greenlaw, per the SF Standard's Lombardi, shoved McCaffrey to the ground after the veteran RB caught a pass. That led to McCaffrey throwing the ball at Greenlaw and shoving him back. While things were heated between the two veterans, nothing escalated beyond that shoving.
A few plays later it was Warner and Tonges mixing it up to with Colton McKivitz and Dre Greenlaw catalyzing a kerfuffle that eventually involved the entire roster, per Wagoner.
Typically these types of fights happen well into camp when players have spent several days in the heat hitting their own teammates during their on-field workouts. That the 49ers are already getting into it on the first day with pads on is a sign that their intensity level may be ratcheted up a little higher than normal.
#first #tonges #back
The dustup was initiated when Fred Warner and tight end Jake Tonges got into a heated shoving match after a play according to ESPN's Nick Wagoner. However, it was linebacker Dre Greenlaw and running back Christian McCaffrey who ignited the fuse for a scuffle.
Greenlaw, per the SF Standard's Lombardi, shoved McCaffrey to the ground after the veteran RB caught a pass. That led to McCaffrey throwing the ball at Greenlaw and shoving him back. While things were heated between the two veterans, nothing escalated beyond that shoving.
A few plays later it was Warner and Tonges mixing it up to with Colton McKivitz and Dre Greenlaw catalyzing a kerfuffle that eventually involved the entire roster, per Wagoner.
Typically these types of fights happen well into camp when players have spent several days in the heat hitting their own teammates during their on-field workouts. That the 49ers are already getting into it on the first day with pads on is a sign that their intensity level may be ratcheted up a little higher than normal.
#first #tonges #back
