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Here are your top 49ers storylines for Friday, August 21:
New and Notable
49ers Defeat Chargers 41-17 in Preseason Week 2; 5 Takeaways from #SFvsLAC
Quarterbacks Purdy and Jones made their 2026 preseason debuts, and running backs McCormick and rookie Kaelon Black lead the ground game. Here are five takeaways from the win.
49ers Sign RB Khalil Herbert to a One-Year Deal; Place RB Patrick Taylor Jr. on Injured Reserve
The 49ers signed RB Khalil Herbert to a one-year deal. In order to make room on the roster, the team placed RB Patrick Taylor Jr. on the Injured Reserve list.
Day 14 of 2026 Training Camp: Kaelon Black Returns for Joint Practice with Chargers
Black was back in action, Stribling makes his mark in the red zone, and the offense faces a competitive test at Tuesday's joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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View photo highlights from the San Francisco 49ers Preseason Week 2 matchup vs. the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.
RB Kaelon Black, QB Brock Purdy
QB Brock Purdy
RB Sincere McCormick
LB Garret Wallow
QB Mac Jones
RB Kaelon Black, QB Mac Jones
DL Romello Height
WR De'Zhaun Stribling
TE Luke Farrell
OL Carver Willis, RB Kaelon Black, WR Demarcus Robinson
QB Adrian Martinez
RB Sincere McCormick, WR Jordan Watkins
P Corliss Waitman, K Eddy Piñeiro
RB Sincere McCormick
WR Jacob Cowing
LB Jaden Dugger, DL James Thompson Jr., S Jalen Stroman
QB Mac Jones
WR Jacob Cowing
RB Sincere McCormick
San Francisco 49ers Offense
WR Jordan Watkins, RB Khalil Herbert, QB Adrian Martinez
QB Adrian Martinez
RB Khalil Herbert
WR Jordan Watkins
WR KhaDarel Hodge
QB Adrian Martinez
WR Jordan Watkins
QB Adrian Martinez, TE Josiah Deguara
RB Sincere McCormick
View pregame photos from the San Francisco 49ers Preseason Week 2 matchup vs. the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.
RB Sincere McCormick
LB Tatum Bethune
QB Adrian Martinez
QB Brock Purdy
WR Demarcus Robinson
LB Fred Warner
WR Deebo Samuel Sr.
QB Adrian Martinez
QB Brock Purdy
WR Jacob Cowing
LB Fred Warner
WR Jordan Watkins
DL Sam Okuayinonu
S Marques Sigle
T Trent Williams
WR Mike Evans
CB Jack Jones
DL Sebastian Valdez
DL Victor Dimukeje
View photos as the team arrived to the locker room for their preseason matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, presented by Levi's®.
LB Dre Greenlaw
RB Sincere McCormick
CB Upton Stout
QB Mac Jones
RB Kaelon Black
DL Ogbo Okoronkwo
TE Josiah Deguara
LB Garret Wallow
LB Jaden Dugger
WR Trenton Irwin
WR De'Zhaun Stribling
OL Colton McKivitz
CB Jack Jones
CB Ephesians Prysock
WR Demarcus Robinson
T Trent Williams
WR Christian Kirk
LB Fred Warner
S Malik Mustapha
