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49ers activate WR Richie James from the NFI list
Update: The San Francisco 49ers announced on Thursday that the team has officially activated wide receiver
Richie James from the active/non-football injury list.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Network on Wednesday
delivered some good San Francisco 49ers news on the injury front. He reported that the team would likely be getting back wide receiver Richie James ahead of schedule.
James suffered a broken wrist in June and was expected to start the regular season on the non-football injury (NFI) list, forcing the receiver to miss part of the season. Garafolo reported that James is expected to be cleared in advance of the 49ers' Week 1 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports that the 49ers plan to remove James from the NFI list today.
That could be a boost for an injury-plagued wide receiver group. The team lost second-year wideout
Jalen Hurd (ACL) for the season. The team could start getting healthy as Week 1 approaches, though. Head coach Kyle Shanahan continues to express optimism that
Deebo Samuel (foot) and
Brandon Aiyuk (hamstring) will both be available for the team's first game on September 13.
James is a significant contributor on special teams. He was the team's leading kick returner last season, averaging 21.4 yards on his 20 returns. The receiver also led the team in punt returns with 264 yards on 33 returns (8.0-yard average).
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49ers activate Richie James from IR, Darrion Daniels, Kevin White from practice squad
By David Bonilla
Oct 17, 2020
The San Francisco 49ers announced that the team has activated made the following roster moves ahead of its matchup on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams.
WR Richie James activated from injured reserve
DL Darrion Daniels and WR Kevin White activated from the team's practice squad
Daniels and White are being "flexed" to the active roster and will revert back to the practice after Sunday's game.
James sustained a hamstring injury during the 49ers' Week 1 contest against the Arizona Cardinals. That was after suffering a broken wrist in June. He was activated from the non-football injury list on September 3.
James is a significant contributor on special teams. He
Kyle Shanahan provides injury updates on Deebo Samuel, Jeff Wilson, Richie James after 49ers-Patriots
By David Bonilla
Oct 25, 2020
Head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters following the San Francisco 49ers' 33-6 victory over the New England Patriots and provided several injury updates.
Wide receiver Deebo Samuel suffered a hamstring injury.
Running back Jeff Wilson Jr. suffered an ankle injury.
Wide receiver Richie James suffered an ankle injury.
"Jeff, we're worried it's a high-ankle sprain," Shanahan said. "That's kind of what it looked like a little bit. I know he's hurting right now. Hopefully, we'll get better news on that tomorrow, but it's not sounding great right now."
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN provided the following update on
49ers place Raheem Mostert, Jauan Jennings on injured reserve, activate two from practice squad
By David Bonilla
Oct 24, 2020
The San Francisco 49ers have announced the following roster moves ahead of their game on Sunday against the New England Patriots.
RB Raheem Mostert has been placed on injured reserve
S Johnathan Cyprien and S Jared Mayden have been activated from the practice squad
WR Jauan Jennings has been placed on the practice squad injured reserve list
Mostert suffered a high-ankle sprain during last weekend's win over the Los Angeles Rams. It is unknown what injury Jennings sustained.
Cyprien and Mayden being activated was not unexpected. The 49ers will be without both of their starting safeties, Jaquiski Tartt and Jimmie Ward, on Sunday.
The following rundown has been provided by the 49ers Communications
