SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers overcame a rash on injuries to star players to get off to a fast start to the 2025 season.
The season-ending ankle injury to four-time All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner might be too much as evidenced by how San Francisco's defense collapsed without its leader in a 30-19 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
San Francisco 49ers middle linebacker Fred Warner, right, is carted off the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Warner got hurt on Tampa Bay's third offensive drive of the game and San Francisco (4-2) did manage to force a punt on that drive and the next before getting overwhelmed.
The Bucs then scored three touchdowns, one field goal and had one missed field goal on their final five drives as a young defense missing Warner and star pass rusher Nick Bosa had no answers.
Tampa Bay averaged 7.2 yards per play after Warner's injury, which would be the fifth worst for an entire game in nine seasons with Kyle Shanahan as coach as Baker Mayfield and the Bucs took advantage of some coverage busts that might not have happened if San Francisco had its defensive leader on the field.
"I don’t really try to get us to focus on anything in the past. It’s what’s happening going forward,” Shanahan said Monday. “The reality is we lost another really good player. What are we going to do about it. ... What type of team are we going to be going forward? I think we have players here we can win with, but it makes it harder to make mistakes and things like that. I thought that was something we did too much of yesterday.”
The 49ers also lost Bosa to a season-ending knee injury and Week 3 and have played significant time this season without starting quarterback Brock Purdy, star tight end George Kittle and receivers Ricky Pearsall and Brandon Aiyuk among others.
“These are moments guys have to step it up,” Shanahan said. "I'm glad that we’ve played some decent football to put us in this position at least with our record. Now we have to find a way to get better everywhere else throughout this year.”
Passing to Kendrick Bourne. With several top pass catchers out with injuries, Bourne has stepped up in a big way the past two weeks. He had five catches for 142 yards for his second straight game with at least 140 yards receiving. Bourne's previous high was 100. He became the first San Francisco wide receiver with back-to-back games with at least 140 yards receiving since Terrell Owens in 2002.
Run game. The Niners averaged just 3.0 yards per carry and were held to 67 yards on the ground. San Francisco has gone five straight games with fewer than 85 yards rushing for the first time in franchise history as the line has been unable to create holes for Christian McCaffrey. He has just 336 yards on the ground in six games and is averaging a career-low 3.1 yards per carry.
Eddy Pineiro. The Niners have clearly solved their kicking woes after signing Pineiro to replace Jake Moody after the opener. Pineiro tied a franchise record with two field goals from at least 50 yards against the Bucs and is 15 for 15 on the season. He has the most makes without a miss for any kicker in NFL history in his first five games with a team.
Pass rush. With Bosa out, the 49ers have struggled to generate any pass rush. They had one sack on Sunday and they had no other official QB hits with Upton Stout being called for roughing the passer when he hit Mayfield on a TD pass in the first half. San Francisco has only three sacks in the past four games after getting three in Week 2 against New Orleans in Bosa's last healthy game.
Warner is set for surgery on Tuesday and Shanahan said he should be back for the offseason program. ... Purdy (toe) and Pearsall (knee) will be re-evaluated Wednesday and could return to practice this week after missing the past two games. ... Kittle (hamstring) will have his practice window opened this week and could return from IR. ... DL Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring) is expected to miss at least another week. ... WR Jordan Watkins (calf) will return to practice this week.
3. With Bosa and Warner done for the season, the 49ers are left with only three players who played more than one defensive snap in the Super Bowl following the 2023 season. Deommodore Lenoir is the team's top cornerback with Ji'Ayir Brown a contributor at safety and defensive tackle Kevin Givens hoping to return from a pectoral injury next week.
The 49ers host Atlanta on Sunday night.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
San Francisco 49ers middle linebacker Fred Warner, right, is carted off the field during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.
The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further heightened the fear and anger that has radiated across the city since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in the head.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used federal law, to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors. In 2020, for example, he threatened to use the act to quell protests after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, and in recent months he threatened to use it for immigration protests.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” Trump said in social media post.
Presidents have invoked the law more than two dozen times, most recently in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush to end unrest in Los Angeles. In that instance, local authorities had asked for the assistance.
“I’m making a direct appeal to the President: Let’s turn the temperature down. Stop this campaign of retribution. This is not who we are,” Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, said on X.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he would challenge any such action in court. He's already suing to try to stop the surge by the Department of Homeland Security, which says officers have arrested more than 2,500 people since Nov. 29 as part of an immigration operation in the Twin Cities called Metro Surge.
The operation grew when ICE sent 2,000 officers and agents to the area early in January. ICE is a DHS agency.
In Minneapolis, smoke filled the streets Wednesday night near the site of the latest shooting as federal officers wearing gas masks and helmets fired tear gas into a small crowd. Protesters responded by throwing rocks and shooting fireworks.
Demonstrations have become common in Minneapolis since Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7. Agents who have yanked people from their cars and homes have been confronted by angry bystanders demanding they leave.
“This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in and at the same time we are trying to find a way forward to keep people safe,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of three people who said they were questioned or detained in recent days. The lawsuit says two are Somali and one is Hispanic; all three are U.S. citizens. The lawsuit seeks an end to what the ACLU describes as a practice of racial profiling and warrantless arrests. The government did not immediately comment.
Similar lawsuits have been filed in Los Angeles and Chicago and despite seeing initial success, have tended to fizzle in the face of appeal. In Chicago, for example, last year a judge ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to brief her nightly following a lawsuit by news outlets and protesters who said agents used too much force during demonstrations. But three days later, an appeals court stopped the updates.
Homeland Security said in a statement that federal law enforcement officers on Wednesday stopped a driver from Venezuela who is in the U.S. illegally. The person drove off then crashed into a parked car before fleeing on foot, DHS said.
Officers caught up, then two other people arrived and the three started attacking the officer, according to DHS.
“Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his life,” DHS said. The confrontation took place about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) from where Good was killed.
Police chief Brian O’Hara said the man who was shot did not have a life-threatening injury. O’Hara's account of what happened largely echoed that of Homeland Security, which later said the other two men were also in the U.S. illegally from Venezuela.
The FBI said several government vehicles were damaged and property inside was stolen when agents responded to the shooting. Photos show broken windows and insults made with paint. A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for information. The FBI’s Minneapolis office did not immediately reply to messages seeking more details.
St. Paul Public Schools, with more than 30,000 students, said it would begin offering an online learning option for students who do not feel comfortable coming to school. Schools will be closed next week until Thursday to prepare for those accommodations.
Minneapolis Public Schools, which has a similar enrollment, is also offering temporary remote learning. The University of Minnesota will start a new term next week with different options depending on the class.
Madhani reported from Washington, D.C. and Golden reported from Seattle. Associated Press reporters Sophia Tareen in Chicago; Bill Barrow in Atlanta; Rebecca Santana in Washington; and Ed White in Detroit contributed.
Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Law enforcement officers at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A woman covers her face from tear gas as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A protester throws back a tear gas canister during a protest after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez, second from left, blows a whistle with other activists to warn people of federal immigration officers Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Tear gas surrounds federal law enforcement officers as they leave a scene after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A child and family are escorted away after federal law enforcement deployed tear gas in a neighborhood during protests on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A protester holds an umbrella as sparks fly from a flash bang deployed by law enforcement on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Monica Travis shares an embrace while visiting a makeshift memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A protester yells in front of law enforcement after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Tear gas surrounds federal law enforcement officers as they leave a scene after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Protesters shout at law enforcement officers after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
