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Mahomes said that his rehab is going “great” so far. He is “hitting all the checkpoints” in terms of regaining “strength” and “range of mobility.” He said he should be able to do “some stuff” during organized team activities and hopes to do “a lot” in training camp. Overall, this is a positive first update from Mahomes as he returns from ACL and LCL tears in his knee.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan adds that Kittle “is in good spirits,” post-op. That is good to hear. Kittle, 32, ruptured his Achilles tendon in San Francisco’s Wild Card win over the Eagles. He is under contract through 2029, having signed a four-year extension in April 2025. The procedure was notably performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Darnold adds that there is “close to zero” percent chance that he misses his team’s playoff game against the division-rival 49ers. This is encouraging. He told reporters that he “felt something during routes on air and didn’t want to push it.” Smart move. The Seahawks are one game away from a trip to the NFC Championship Game. We expect him to play on Saturday.

Pearsall has been practicing in a limited capacity this week. He was entirely unable to practice last week, so the increased participation is a positive sign. Pearsall aggravated the PCL sprain in his knee at the end of a 30-yard play against the Bears in Week 18. He told reporters that he “landed straight on [his] knee,” and he “just can’t take tackles like that right now.” Instead, he must “adjust a little bit within [his] game.” Getting out of bounds would have been the “wiser move.” Pearsall is seemingly on track to play, but he may be stuck running vertical routes along the sideline.

He also, per Mike Reiss, shed the non-contact jersey on Thursday. It can be tricky to make definitive statements about concussion protocol, but Gonzalez certainly seems like he has a real chance to play against the Texans on Sunday.

This is quite the impressive lineup for the 35-year-old offensive coach. Scheelhaase coached in the college ranks from 2015-2023 before signing on as an offensive assistant and passing game specialist with the Rams in 2024. He was promoted to his current role last offseason.

He’ll interview Sunday, per Ian Rapoport. Saleh has drawn requests from Miami, Baltimore, and Arizona this offseason. The 49ers DC has done an admirable job holding down the fort this year while missing stars Fred Warner and Nick Bosa for most of the season. For the Titans, he is one of 19 different interviews they’ve conducted so far. They’ll move past the initial round after this one and try to nail down a list of finalists.

Todd Monken was quickly labeled as a likely Harbaugh offensive coordinator in New York, but we had to wait about 12 hours to get a good leak about the defensive coordinator. Weaver makes plenty of sense as a former Harbaugh defensive line/assistant head coach in the early 2020s before taking his current job as Dolphins defensive coordinator. Weaver has interviewed for several head-coaching positions this cycle, so it’s possible he gets a shot as a head man, but it seems like he’d be in good hands if those didn’t shake out.

This is the same knee listing he had ahead of last week’s game that he played in, and we see little reason to believe he has much of a chance of missing the team’s Divisional Round date against the Rams. Moore will likely be removed from the injury report on Friday.

He practiced in full the Thursday ahead of Chicago’s Wild Card game against the Packers and we’re expecting this to be a similar situation. Odunze hasn’t exactly been as huge a part of the offense as he was earlier in the season since returning, but he should still be a key figure in Chicago’s passing game against the Rams.