Without Purdy and Aiyuk, pass catching responsibilities will fall heavily on 2024 first-round pick Ricky Pearsall and all-around running back Christian McCaffrey. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk could also get some burn as a fallback option, having shown the capability to catch passes out of the backfield.
49ers’ Jauan Jennings out with multiple injuries vs. Cardinals
Posted September 21, 2025
The San Francisco 49ers' pass catchers take another hit this week. Already missing George Kittle due to a hamstring injury, the 49ers announced that Jauan Jennings will be out for their Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals, per Adam Schefter.
“Sources: 49ers WR Jauan Jennings, listed as questionable for today’s game vs. the Cardinals due to shoulder and ankle injuries, will not play and will be out.”
Jennings has been banged up from the start of the NFL season. He suffered a shoulder injury in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks, but he was able to play in Week 2. He was a key reason for their 26-21 win over the New Orleans Saints, catching five of his ten targets for 89 yards and a touchdown.
Unfortunately, Jennings also suffered an ankle injury during the win. While he was able to tough it out during the game, Jennings was unable to practice leading up to their game against the Cardinals. It's unsurprising, then, that the wide receiver was listed as out for their divisional matchup.
The 49ers are dealing with a slew of injuries to their offensive core. Quarterback Brock Purdy remains out for the Week 3 game due to turf toe. He's at least in line to return soon, but the same can't be said for Kittle, who was placed on injured reserve this week after suffering a hamstring injury against the Saints. Brandon Aiyuk also remains out for the Niners as he works his way back from his ACL tear last season.
Flyers legend Bernie Parent passes away at age 80
Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the great goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers' only two Stanley Cup championships during their Broad Street Bullies heyday, has died. He was 80.
The Flyers made the announcement Sunday but provided no immediate details. Parent died overnight in his sleep, said Joe Watson, a star defenseman on the Flyers' Stanley Cup teams.
Parent's steel-eyed stare through his old-school hockey mask landed him on the cover of Time magazine in 1975 when the Flyers reigned as one of the marquee teams in sports. He won Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe and Vezina trophies in back-to-back seasons when the Flyers won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975, the first NHL expansion team to win the championship.
After he made his NHL debut with Boston in 1965, Parent was left unprotected by the Bruins in the 1967 expansion draft and was selected by the Flyers. After 3 1/2 seasons, he was traded to Toronto but ended up back in Philadelphia ahead of the 1973-74 season. He won a league-high 47 games that season and led the NHL in wins again the next season with 44.
He retired with the Flyers in 1979 after 271 wins - 231 of them with the Flyers - over a 13-year career. Parent was accidentally struck in the right eye with a stick in 1979 and was temporarily blinded, forcing him to retire at age 34.
Though he no longer played on the team, Parent stayed active within the Flyers organization, becoming an ambassador for Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education.
