BREAKING: NFL Announces Punishment for 49ers Star After Buccaneers Loss
Fan Francisco 49ers veteran Trent Williams will be a little light in his wallet after the latest fines from the NFL came out on October 18 for Week 6. The 49ers fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the league gave Williams a significant financial penalty.
Developed in collaboration with the NFL Players Association, the report details game-related rule violations that could lead to accountability actions, aiming to protect players while maintaining competitive balance and the integrity of the game.
After the NFL released its Game Accountability report for Week 6, it was revealed that Williams was fined for unnecessary roughness on an incident away from the play. Because of this play, Williams received an $11,593 fine from the league.
Mac Jones to Start Again for the 49ers
Williams will need to put this fine behind him as he will be blocking for Mac Jones once again. Brock Purdy will have to
The quarterback practiced for the first time since aggravating the issue in the team’s Week 4 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but his progress wasn’t enough to get him back in the starting lineup. Purdy was limited in all three practices this week, so Mac Jones will make his fifth start of the season, with Adrian Martinez backing him up.
“[Purdy] was able to get out there and throw more,” Shanahan said (h/t Nick Wagoner of ESPN). “I thought it was definitely a step further ahead than it was last week, so going the right direction.”
Purdy has been working his way back from a toe injury. However, he isn’t the only signal caller that the 49ers should be worrying about as Jones has been dealing with some health issues. After being listed as questionable last week with knee and oblique soreness, Jones was a full participant in practice on October 16 and
49ers QB Mac Jones Will Have a New Target
With Jones returning under center, he will also have a new target to get the football to when the 49ers take on the Atlanta Falcons. San Francisco
“George has rehabbed really well,” Shanahan said. “He came back 100 percent and had a good week of practice, so we’ll space it out throughout the game, but no pitch count.”
Kittle was a full participant in practice on October 17 and no longer carries an injury designation, signaling he’s ready to return. The tight end had been sidelined for the past five games while recovering from a torn hamstring, though the injury wasn’t severe enough to pull the muscle completely off the bone.
It will be interesting to see Kittle’s connection with Jones and whether or not that can hit the ground running against Atlanta. After losing against Tampa Bay and seeing how tight the NFC West is, the 49ers need a win in Week 7. Another loss could complicate a push to win the division.
Brian Cashman Responds to Criticism from Yankees Legends
A pair of New York Yankees legends were critical of the club after they were eliminated in the ALDS by the Toronto Blue Jays, and general manager Brian Cashman has finally crafted his response.
Jeter and A-Rod Take Shots at Yankees
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, New York's former star-studded duo on the left side of the infield who helped the club win the 2009 World Series together before becoming colleagues once again at FOX as part of their MLB coverage team, both had some harsh words for the Bronx Bombers in the aftermath of their season-ending loss.
During FS1's postgame show after Toronto sealed the deal in Game 4, Rodriguez made the bold claim that the Yankees had "one of the worst constructions of a roster I've ever seen" while Jeter piled on by stating that manager Aaron Boone was not making all of the decisions from the team's dugout.
“I’m pretty sure Aaron’s not the one that’s calling every move that they make throughout the game,” Jeter said, though he also clarified that he wasn't making that statement with any sort of insider information.
Cashman Responds
Cashman, who is plenty familiar with both Jeter and Rodriguez considering he's been the Yankees' GM since 1998, went on WFAN this week and shut down the former's assertion in particular that he was controlling Boone's managerial choices.
"It's not true, clearly,” Cashman said, per MLB.com's Brian Murphy. “… And they don’t know. Clearly, they don't know. I know that [Jeter] said that. I don't know what he meant by it. He did say he doesn't have inside knowledge when he said it, but he did say it, for whatever reason. I think that's the bugaboo that people get to throw out there when they’ve got nothing else to throw.
“There's always the boogeyman of, ‘Other people are making the calls.’ ‘Analytics, analytics, analytics’ -- people like to throw that, too. And none of that's accurate. At the end of the day, you put Joe Torre under a deposition, you put Joe Girardi under a deposition or you put Aaron Boone under a deposition -- I've never picked the lineup. We've never picked a lineup. We don't tell them who to play. We don't tell them who to pitch, whether it's the ‘pen or the rotation.
“It's just a sad, sad throwaway comment for people to make [who] don't really know.”
Where Yankees Go From Here
The Yankees are certainly deserving of some level of criticism after seeing their World Series drought extend to 16 years, though they're still in good shape from a roster perspective moving forward.
Sure, the club's outfield is due for some upheaval this offseason as both Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger reach free agency, but New York could very well re-sign at least one of those players while also having its young duo of Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones waiting in the wings.
Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole are expected to miss some time to begin the 2026 campaign while working their way back from an elbow procedure and Tommy John surgery, respectively, but the Yankees have plenty of arms to compensate for their temporary absences. Plus, they could always go out and acquire another top-end arm if they so choose, whether that be via trade or the open market.
New York is a perennial contender, and though its lack of recent championships is frustrating, the club should remain among the league's top performers next year.
