49ers will activate Aldon Smith today

The San Francisco 49ers have made the following roster moves ahead of Sunday's Week 5 road game against the Arizona Cardinals. WR Travis Benjamin has been promoted from the practice squad to the active roster TE Tanner Hudson and QB Nate Sudfeld have been activated from the practice squad TE George Kittle has been placed on injured reserve The 49ers note that new kicker Joey Slye will wear number 14 for Sunday's game. NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were placing Kittle on injured reserve. The tight end has been dealing with a calf injury. San Francisco enters Sunday's game with a

The San Francisco 49ers have activated cornerback Davontae Harris from injured reserve. To make room on the roster, the team has released cornerback Buster Skrine. News of the moves was first announced by ESPN's Field Yates and comes via the league's transaction wire. The Seahawks have activated TE Gerald Everett from the COVID-19 list.The 49ers have released DB Buster Skrine and activated DB Davontae Harris from IR.— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 11,

Could rookie Trey Lance's first NFL start be on the horizon? San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters before today's practice and provided an update on starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. The veteran passer will not practice today during the team's first of three practices this week. The 49ers coach added that Garoppolo has not been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, though. "It's better today, which is good news," Shanahan said. "Not enough, though, to let him go [in practice], but also not enough to rule him out. The doctors still say [to] give him another day. He's got a chance [to play on Sunday], so we're still holding out for that." Added Shanahan: "We're just waiting for the swelling to go

"I mean, I'm going to do everything I can to be on the field on Sunday," George Kittle told reporters on Friday. "And then, if my body says I can go, I'll be out there." It sounds like we can expect the San Francisco 49ers star tight end to be out there for the team's first divisional matchup of the season. Despite being listed as "questionable" for the game, per multiple reports, Kittle is expected to be on the field at Levi's Stadium this afternoon when the Niners host the Seattle Seahawks. "While officially a game-time decision, SF has optimism that Kittle will be correct," notes Ian Rapoport of NFL