49ers still the hunt for Evans

Jalen Hurd has yet to take a snap in a regular-season game. He spent his first two NFL seasons on injured reserve and is ailing again as the San Francisco 49ers prepare to kick off their 2021 season. Hurd made the 53-player roster. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted on Wednesday that injured reserve is a possibility for the third-year receiver, allowing him the extra time needed to recover from his latest setback. General manager John Lynch joined KNBR's Murph & Mac show this morning and was asked if he was disappointed by Hurd's latest setback. "Disappointed to be certain because it's been a long journey for Jalen," Lynch

San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw was inactive during Week 1. He played this past weekend, though, and even had an impressive field-goal block in the Week 2 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters via a conference call today and named Kinlaw among the team's list of injuries. It's not a new injury, though. Kinlaw has been dealing with knee issues for a while now. The injury initially occurred against the Dallas Cowboys last season, forcing the then-rookie to miss the last two games of season. Shanahan said the team will manage Kinlaw's knee injury this week, which could once again mean limited

If there was one significant turning point in the San Francisco 49ers' 17-11 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, it was most likely the unexpected goal line stand members of the defense produced after a 91-yard pass put their backs against the wall in the second quarter. Down 3-0 to the Eagles with just over seven minutes remaining in the half, the 49ers had a long field behind them after a punt from Mitch Wishnowsky pinned the Eagles at their own three-yard line. But on the first play after the punt, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts went deep for wide receiver Quez Watkins, who went for 91 yards before being brought down by safety Jaquiski Tartt and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir at the 49ers' six-yard line. A pass interference call on cornerback Josh Norman two plays

As the excitement builds for the kickoff of the NFL regular season, we gain insight into media expectations via the final 2021 preseason power rankings for the San Francisco 49ers. For the avid NFL football fan, there is perhaps no act so trivial, yet so enjoyable, than participating in an NFL mock draft. I challenge you to identify an activity countless fans engage in for fun despite their realistic expectations of complete and utter failure. Similar is the process of preseason power rankings, which can be quite entertaining to review at the conclusion of the season -- provided you weren't the one doing the ranking. The glaring difference between the two is power rankings are written with the intention of being correct; but like mock drafts or final roster