49ers have a renewed interest in Dilfer

The San Francisco 49ers surprised reporters by bringing in tight end George Kittle to speak via Zoom on Thursday. Fans shouldn't take Kittle's availability to the media as a clue that he will play on Sunday against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, though. In case anyone from the New York Giants is reading this — maybe he will, maybe he won't. "I just missed you guys," Kittle said. "They said I could talk to you guys. I haven't talked to you guys in a week. I just really missed all your faces and voices." Kittle is recovering from a sprained MCL and bone bruise, according to multiple reports. He missed this past Sunday's game against the

Wide receiver Mohamed Sanu hasn't been with the San Francisco 49ers very long, but he already has the respect of the quarterback who will be tossing him passes on Sunday against the New York Giants. That isn't Jimmy Garoppolo, who was ruled out with a high-ankle sprain. It's his backup, Nick Mullens. Mullens spoke about the chemistry he has quickly built with Sanu since the 49ers signed the veteran receiver last week. "He's come in, done a great job," Mullens told reporters on Friday. "Coach Shanahan spoke highly of him before he got here, and he's been everything that we thought he was going to be. We [built] a good rapport pretty quick. He's a real cool dude, so it's fun playing with Mo." Teammates have a lot of confidence in Mullens' ability to

Deebo Samuel looked great out there on Sunday. Oh, wait ... that wasn't Deebo. That was rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk doing Deebo-like things on the football field against the New York Giants. It looked very familiar, though, as broken down below by NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger. A coming out party for @THE2ERA and some of the things he is going to bring to this @49ers offense