{
  "id": 6687491,
  "title": "49ers latest injury update on Jake Tonges after exiting Rams game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/49ers-latest-injury-update-on-jake-tonges-after-exiting-rams-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T02:21:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/49ers-latest-injury-jake-tonges-022154348.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The San Francisco 49ers have suffered multiple injury setbacks during their season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. Rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling was ruled out with an ankle injury earlier in the second quarter. Tight end Jake Tonges also exited the game after suffering an apparent leg injury. Tonges, who had not been targeted before leaving, was taken to the medical tent and has not been targeted since. Tonges entered the season as a key backup to starting tight end George Kittle, but Kittle returned from a previous Achilles injury. The 49ers had invested resources in developing Tonges, as he signed a two-year, $8 million contract last March. Tonges had previously overcome a plantar fascia injury during the team's playoff loss to Seattle in January. The combination of Stribling and Tonges' injuries leaves the 49ers with less experienced tight end depth, with Kittle becoming even more crucial to the team's offense.",
  "summary": "The San Francisco 49ers suffer another injury setback as tight end Jake Tonges exits against the Los Angeles Rams",
  "key_points": [
    "Rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling ruled out with ankle injury",
    "Tight end Jake Tonges exits game with apparent leg injury",
    "Tonges, key backup to George Kittle, not targeted since injury"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The 49ers' loss of Jake Tonges, a key backup tight end, reduces their depth at the position and increases the importance of George Kittle to the team's offense.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Rams starting LB exits vs. 49ers with hip injury",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/rams-starting-lb-exits-vs-49ers-with-hip-injury",
        "published": "2026-09-11T01:30:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}