Christian McCaffrey Gives Blunt Words to Brian Robinson Jr. After 49ers Win
Before the 2025 NFL season started, the 49ers secured Robinson from the Washington Commanders. The 26-year-old had his best game as a 49er, with five rushing attempts, 53 rushing yards, and one touchdown.
After the win over the Giants, Christian McCaffrey spoke to the media and shared his thoughts on Robinson’s performance.
“It’s awesome,” McCaffrey told reporters (h/t KNBR). “He runs so hard, and it feels like this whole season it’s just been… You could tell he’s itching and might not be the way he wants it to be right now. But to have him is huge for me. It means a lot to me. He pushes me.
“The way he runs, if we can continue to get that flow of the game in there, I’m really excited. You couldn’t ask for a guy to have a better attitude coming to work every day, to have that mindset and keep pushing. Really pumped he’s in our room, and I think it’s only going to get better.“
49ers Win Comes At a Cost
Despite the impressive road win, the 49ers may face another setback on defense after losing Nick Bosa and Fred Warner to major injuries. Rookie defensive lineman Mykel Williams, the team’s 2025 first-round pick, went down during the game and appeared visibly frustrated, pounding his helmet as medical staff attended to him.
Williams slowly walked toward the locker room after an evaluation in the blue tent. Head coach Kyle Shanahan provided an early update following the 49ers’ win over the Giants, expressing concern that Williams could be dealing with a serious knee injury.
“We’re worried it’s an ACL, but you never know until tomorrow,” Shanahan told reporters (h/t 49ers Web Zone). “He’s just down. You never know, so I said, ‘Hopefully, it’s not the worst, but if it is, hey, that sucks for this year, but that’s all that sucks for you. You’ll be back next year, and this won’t affect you at all.”
49ers’ Mac Jones Is Hopeful on Mykel Williams
Losing Williams, one of the team’s top young defenders, would put more strain on the unit’s depth. 49ers quarterback Mac Jones remains hopeful the injury isn’t serious, even as the team continues to lose players week after week.
“I don’t know what the severity of it was, but I was definitely pissed,” Jones said. “I was sitting there just getting ready to go back in, and I didn’t know who it was. And [then], I was like, ‘Oh, Mykel—I hope he’s OK.’ So just prayed for him, and I know he’s walking around and stuff, so hopefully he’s doing better.”
The 49ers bolstered their defensive front by acquiring Keion White in a trade and signing Clelin Ferrell to the practice squad. Despite injury challenges, San Francisco improved to 6-3 with the road win. Still, with the NFL trade deadline set for November 4, it will be interesting to see if the 49ers make another move to cover their defensive losses.
Tyler Warren's hair is just one awesome feature of multi-dimensional Colts rookie tight end
Tyler Warren does it all.
That includes pulling off shoulder-length blonde hair as an NFL tight end.
The Indianapolis Colts' rookie, taken No. 14 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Penn State, is clearly special.
The hair just completes the picture.
There don't appear to be any real origin stories of the hair. Warren's early PSU pictures have him with shorter hair, so it was an in-college decision.
Once he started growing it, Warren clearly decided not to stop.
It just added to the vibe of one of the best players in the country. Penn State threw to him a ton, of course. But they also let him run the ball and even throw the ball.
The Colts had to have been thrilled when Warren made it to No. 14 in the first round. He wasn't even the first tight end chosen. The Chicago Bears took Colston Loveland at No. 10, a move that hasn't aged well so far.
Warren looks like he can be the centerpiece of Indy's passing attack for years and years to come. He's been a favorite target of Daniel Jones, and yes, Warren already has a rushing TD this season, too.
It wouldn't be shocking at all to see a few youngsters in the Indianapolis area begin growing out their hair, too. If Tyler can do it, why not them?
It's hard to pull it off the way Warren has, though. He's so impressive on the field that the flowing hair just adds to the picture. And so far, it's quite the exquisite picture.
