The San Francisco 49ers are coming east in Week 9 to face the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Both teams lost their Week 8 matchups and are dealing with injuries to key players.
Jake Tonges is not a household name—outside of Bay Area sports fans, few have heard of him. The California Golden Bears alum went undrafted in 2022 and signed with the Chicago Bears.
George Kittle is one of the San Francisco 49ers' most indispensable players. He's also likely to retire as a lifelong member of the organization. Except for the 2020 season, Kittle has maintained an impressive level of consistency that reflects his importance to the team.
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
The San Francisco 49ers have a 4-1 record after defeating the Los Angeles Rams on the road. They were heavily overlooked heading into the game against the Rams, but delivered an impressive 26-23 overtime victory that rightly earned widespread praise.
The San Francisco 49ers' season appeared to be on the brink when the team lost George Kittle in Week 1. It was yet another devastating injury, but the team uses Kittle in such a unique way that his particular injury was going to be very hard to replace.
Jake Tonges has been in the NFL since 2022, joining the San Francisco 49ers in 2023. Entering the 2025 season, he was still searching for his first career catch.
Sometimes, it’s the unlikeliest people who end up being the heroes. The San Francisco 49ers came into Week 1 of the NFL season already short-handed in the pass-catching department.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
It took over three NFL seasons for San Francisco 49ers tight end Jake Tonges to get a chance to make a catch in a regular season game, but when that opportunity came, he made it into a moment he'll never forget.
The San Francisco 49ers announced that guard Austen Pleasants and tight end Jake Tonges have officially signed their one-year exclusive rights contracts with the team.
The San Francisco 49ers announced OL Austen Pleasants and TE Jake Tonges have signed their one-year exclusive-rights free agent tenders. Pleasants, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Ohio back in 2020.
It was a satisfying day for two former Cal players – Dolphins safety Patrick McMorris and 49ers tight end Jake Tonges – as they survived Tuesday’s final cutdown day and are on their team's 53-man rosters.
The San Francisco 49ers took a serious look at former Cal tight end Jake Tonges in Friday’s preseason game, and he did everything he could to make the regular-season roster.
The San Francisco 49ers have directed six passes in Jake Tonges’ direction in their first two preseason games, and Tonges made receptions on all six. Tonges,