"SANTA CLARA The book on the 49ers going into the 2025 season? Stars and scrubs, as one columnist put it. Made sense too. If there ever was a team dependent on their big-name players coming through in hopes of erasing the memory of a 6-11 season it was the 49ers. Disaster struck, as it so often has with the 49ers. Brock Purdy, their $265 million starting quarterback, has missed three games with turf toe and there are probably more to come."
"Nick Bosa, their $170 million edge rusher, is done for the year with a torn ACL. There isn't even a timeline yet for wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, their $120 million wide receiver who is recovering from ACL/MCL surgery. Making Aiyuk's absence worse is two wideouts, Ricky Pearsall Jr. (knee) and Jauan Jennings (knee, shoulder, ribs), have also missed time. George Kittle, the NFL's best tight end coming off one of his best training camps,"
The 49ers entered the 2025 season reliant on star players to rebound from a 6-11 campaign. Multiple high-paid stars suffered significant injuries: Brock Purdy missed games with turf toe; Nick Bosa tore an ACL; Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall Jr., and Jauan Jennings faced knee and other injuries; George Kittle suffered a hamstring strain expected to sideline him until Week 7. Jake Moody was released after kicking struggles. Five relatively obscure players stepped into larger roles and helped produce an unexpected 4-1 start, including wins over all three NFC West opponents. Mac Jones is not counted among those obscure contributors.
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