Eric Reid practices his soccer skills

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had a pretty good bounce-back game against the Los Angeles Rams after an embarrassingly poor two quarters of play a week earlier. The 49ers passer finished the game 23-of-33 for 268 yards with three touchdowns. Each of those scores, by the way, was hauled in by three different players. In fact, Garoppolo did a good job of getting everyone involved in the passing game. Eight different players caught at least one pass, with All-Pro tight end George Kittle leading the way with seven receptions for 109 yards and a score. Garoppolo's performance was enough to impress Peter King of NBC Sports, who named the 49ers quarterback among his Offensive Players of the Week. "For a slumping and gimpy Garoppolo, Sunday

Cornerback Jason Verrett spoke with reporters via Zoom on Thursday and discussed the phenomenal year he is having with the San Francisco 49ers. The cornerback has spent more time on injured reserve during his seven NFL seasons than he has played. Verrett is showing the NFL what he is capable of now that he is healthy. The cornerback said this week that he feels like he's back at a Pro Bowl level — referencing his one completely healthy season in 2015 when he earned a Pro Bowl selection. Verrett feels like he owes that to the 49ers and praised the organization for sticking with him and how it handled his injury last season. Verrett returned from his

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo spoke with reporters after Thursday's practice as the team prepares to play the New England Patriots. Here is everything he had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Just wondering if this week reminds you at all of your first game, your first start for the 49ers which was in your hometown? Is the excitement level similar to that and how do you sort of manage excitement levels when it comes to locations of games? "Yeah, definitely. Yeah, it's an exciting week. Get to go back to where it all started for my NFL career, but it's a little different than the Chicago week two years ago. I feel like I've come a long way, learning the offense and