Jets not likely to trade for Barlow

The San Francisco 49ers will be without several playmakers on Sunday when they face the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. That includes tight end George Kittle on offense and cornerback Richard Sherman and pass rusher Dee Ford on defense. The good news is that some reinforcements — at least on offense — appear to be on their way. Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Mohamed Sanu are expected to make their 49ers debuts. Aiyuk, a rookie, will be making his NFL debut. Help for 49ers: WR Mohamed Sanu, who played under Kyle Shanahan in Atlanta, is expected to

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh spoke with reporters after Thursday's practice as the team prepares for Sunday's road game against the New York Jets. Here is everything he had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. I'm going to shoot my shot here and ask you about DL Dee Ford and what your level of concern is or if you know the reasoning as to his absence from practice today? "Not overly concerned. [Head coach] Kyle [Shanahan] and the performance staff will get that all out to you guys soon." So, are you saying it wasn't a vet day, the reason that he didn't practice today? "Again, I'll leave it up for Kyle and those guys,

The San Francisco 49ers (0-1) are looking to rebound from Sunday's season-opening defeat against the Arizona Cardinals with a successful trip to the East Coast and two games at MetLife Stadium. That starts this weekend against the New York Jets (0-1) and concludes one week later against the New York Giants. The defending NFC champions, who lost 24-20 on Sunday, open the week as seven-point favorites in their Week 2 matchup against the Jets, according to BetMGM. The 49ers enter the game with a lot of questions. One of the more important is the status of All-Pro tight end George Kittle, who suffered a leg injury before halftime. While he continued playing after the injury, he was ineffective as a receiving target in the second half and held without