San Francisco 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in Week 11 of last season, leaving his status for the 2024 NFL season opener is in question.
SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers defense misses DeMeco Ryans. You can tell by the way they talk about him still. He's entering his second season as the Houston Texans head coach, and yet 49ers players still bring him up all the time, especially when asked about new defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen.
Talanoa Hufanga is determined to be back on the field by Week 1. The San Francisco 49ers safety is diligently rehabbing the ACL injury that cut his 2023 season short, placing him on the injured reserve list in November.
The San Francisco 49ers anticipate Talanoa Hufanga's return before the start of the regular season, hoping he can begin practicing sometime during training camp after a challenging recovery from the torn ACL that cut short his 2023 campaign.
The San Francisco 49ers' defense suffered a devastating blow in November when safety Talanoa Hufanga went down with a season-ending ACL injury against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
San Francisco 49ers All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga sounds as if he's on track in his recovery from a torn ACL. Hufanga suffered the season-ending injury in a Week 11 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in November last year.
The San Francisco 49ers have been one of the NFL’s top teams in recent years, but their quest for a Super Bowl championship has been hindered by salary cap issues.
The 49ers added and released lots of players this offseason, but none of those moves truly improved the roster in a significant way for 2024. Leonard Floyd was a solid signing, and Maliek Collins was a nice trade acquisition.
The San Francisco 49ers hit a home run in 2021 with the selection of a playmaking safety from USC. Just eight days from the start of the 2024 draft, the 49ers are showing interest in adding another USC safety who could provide competition for All-Pro Talanoa Hufanga.
Bleacher Report writer Maurice Moton recently analyzed 10 NFL contenders, proposing trades to address their key weaknesses. For the San Francisco 49ers, the focus was on strengthening their defensive backfield.
The safety market is still rich with talent two weeks into free agency. The San Francisco 49ers made a number of signings through the first wave of free agency, choosing to value depth over a splash in their approach.
The San Francisco 49ers have been actively exploring options at safety this offseason, both in free agency and during their draft evaluations. A recent
The San Francisco 49ers have addressed many of their needs in free agency, but they still have some work to do. Last week, Mike Silver of The San Francisco Chronicle pointed to safety as a position the 49ers are targeting on the open market.
When the offseason began, most analysts expected that the 49ers starting safeties for 2024 would be Ji'Ayir Brown and Talanoa Hufanga. But Mike Silver recently reported that Talanoa Hufanga, who's coming off a torn ACL and has not been assured of a starting job for next season.
Who knows what might have unfolded had starting safety Talanoa Hufanga not sustained a season-ending ACL injury on November 19, 2023? Could his presence for the remainder of the season have provided the slight edge the defense needed to halt the late-game surge by the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58?
An All Pro strong safety could be on the trade block. Talanoa Hufanga might not start for the 49ers next season, according to Mike Silver. Hufanga is only 24, but he's coming off a torn ACL and he's eligible for an extension this offseason.
The San Francisco 49ers fears were confirmed Monday morning after an MRI revealed that All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga tore the ACL in his right knee.
The San Francisco 49ers have lost All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga for the remainder of the 2023 season after the former USC star tore his ACL in Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
San Francisco 49ers All-Pro safety Talanoa Hufanga is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Monday that tests confirmed the team's fears that the non-contact injury he sustained during Sunday's win over Tampa Bay was indeed season-ending.
The San Francisco 49ers lost one of their defensive leaders to a serious knee injury on Sunday.
It looks like the 49ers will be losing a key piece to their vaunted defense.
Several 49ers will be eligible for contract extensions this offseason. One of them will be Talanoa Hufanga, and he could be expensive. Hufanga was an All Pro in 2022.
The San Francisco 49ers' defensive performance was the most mystifying aspect of their Week 7 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings. San Francisco gave up 452 yards to the Vikings as the Niners slumped to a 22-17 loss, suffering an upset for the second successive week after losing to the Cleveland Browns in Week 6.
James Conner wanted some smoke after Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Things got chippy across the NFL in the afternoon games on Sunday.
It sure sounds like the 49ers plan to be without superstar pass-rusher Nick Bosa for the Week 1 game at the Steelers this coming Sunday.
The 49ers would win, 13-10, behind Robbie Gould's 45-yard walk-off field goal.
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