San Francisco 49ers seasoned Trent Williams volition consciousness the effects of the fines announced by the NFL connected Oct. 18 for the sixth week. The 49ers were defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Williams received a important fine.
The report, which was made jointly with the NFL Players Association, lists infractions during the crippled that tin pb to sanctions. The extremity is to support the players, support the league just and sphere the integrity of the game.
After the NFL released its Game Accountability study for Week 6, it was revealed that Williams was penalized for unnecessary unsmooth play successful a concern that occurred extracurricular of action. As a result, helium was fined $11,593.
Mac Jones starts again
Williams volition person to enactment the punishment down him arsenic helium blocks for Mac Jones again. Brock Purdy volition hold astatine slightest different week to instrumentality from his toed injury.
The backmost made his archetypal signifier quality since suffering the wounded successful Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but hasn't progressed capable to instrumentality to the starting lineup. Purdy was constricted successful each 3 practices this week, truthful Mac Jones volition commencement the 5th crippled of the play and Adrian Martinez volition screen him arsenic a backup.
“[Purdy] was capable to get connected the tract and propulsion more,” Shanahan said (via ESPN's Nick Wagoner). "I deliberation this is simply a measurement guardant from past week; we're going successful the close direction."
Purdy is recovering from a toed injury, but Jones besides has wellness issues. After being questioned past week with genu and abdominal pain, Jones participated successful a afloat signifier league connected Oct. 16 and 17 and is expected to play.
A caller extremity for Jones
Jones volition present besides person a caller receiver erstwhile the 49ers play the Atlanta Falcons. The squad volition beryllium importantly supported by the instrumentality of George Kittle, who has recovered from a hamstring injury.
"George has rehabbed great," Shanahan said. "He's backmost 100 percent and had a bully week of practice; we'll dispersed his clip astir the game, but nary pitching restrictions."
Kittle practiced astatine afloat capableness connected Oct. 17 and is nary longer listed arsenic injured, meaning helium is acceptable to return. The choky extremity has been retired the past 5 games with an injury, though it wasn't truthful superior that it would wholly abstracted musculus from bone.
It volition beryllium absorbing to spot however Kittle and Jones enactment unneurotic and if they tin instantly nutrient a bully show against Atlanta. After losing to Tampa Bay and with the NFC West up for grabs, the 49ers indispensable triumph successful Week 7. Another decision could complicate the combat to triumph the division.