Ben Johnson: Caleb Williams had some plays like the best in the NFL, some we’d want back

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September 10, 2025

The Bears lost their first game under new head coach Ben Johnson on an inconsistent night for quarterback Caleb Williams, and Johnson said after watching the tape that Williams had too many plays that he’d like to be able to re-do.

“It was up and down. We had mixed results,” Johnson said. “There were some things he did that were top notch and I would put him up there with some of the best in the NFL. He had a couple throws with guys in his face that he delivered on target that were very tough. . . . And yet there were still some that we would like to have back. There were probably three or four of them that we counted on tape, at a minimum, that we would want back. We chatted for a while and he’s very self-reflective on it and critical of himself. It’s a starting point for us so we’ll look to get better next week.”

The Bears’ first offensive drive was a thing of beauty, with Williams looking poised and in control while passing and ending up running the ball into the end zone himself. But after that, Williams went through a long stretch of poor play, brightened only by a late drive that proved to be too little, too late.

“Some good football on tape, but too much inconsistent football that popped up,” Johnson said. “Effort wasn’t an issue, those guys did a good job playing hard and competed the whole night, but the execution has got to improve, particularly there in the fourth quarter.”

In his second season after being the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the Bears need more consistency from Williams.

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Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; manhunt for shooter still ongoing

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September 11, 2025

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Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. He was 31 years old.

A suspect has not been identified, and state authorities said Wednesday evening a “manhunt” for the shooter is still in progress. Two people who were taken into custody earlier were not tied to the shooting and were later released.

Utah Valley University police said they were going “building to building” to evacuate people.

President Trump posted on Truth Social: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

Kirk was participating in an event at the Orem, Utah, school as part of his organization’s “The American Comeback Tour” when he was attacked.

The university said in a statement shared to social media that a shot was fired at Kirk shortly after 12 p.m. local time, and he was hit. A single shot was fired, two law enforcement sources told CBS News.

Video of the incident showed Kirk speaking to a large crowd at an outdoor “Prove Me Wrong” debate, where he invites students to challenge his political and cultural views, when the shot rings out.

Elected officials on both sides of the aisle had swiftly condemned the attack on Kirk and denounced acts of political violence.

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Brock Purdy Injury Update, New Signings, and Kendrick Bourne’s Return

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September 11, 2025

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The San Francisco 49ers returned to the practice field on Wednesday with a busy day of roster moves, injury updates, and the first look at a familiar face back in red and gold.

Injury Report

Head coach Kyle Shanahan opened his press conference with an injury list and several starters were held out of today’s practice, either for injuries or rest:

Shanahan said Purdy is a “long shot” to play this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints and acknowledged the quarterback’s toe injury could sideline him for multiple weeks. He later clarified the injury is similar to turf toe, though not in the typical spot.

Tight end George Kittle remains sidelined with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss four games. Shanahan called the absence “a challenge for everybody,” noting Kittle’s impact in both the run and pass game.

Roster Moves

On Wednesday morning, the 49ers signed veteran kicker Eddy Piñeiro to a one-year deal. Piñeiro, entering his eighth NFL season, said the decision to join San Francisco was all about joining a winning culture.

“I want to win games,” Piñeiro said. “I want to be part of a good culture. I’m in my eighth year of my career and I want to win. This is the place to be.”

The team also signed TE Messiah Swinson to the practice squad.

WR Kendrick Bourne practiced Wednesday for the first time since rejoining the 49ers on a one-year contract. After spending his first four NFL seasons with San Francisco and the last three with the New England Patriots, he’s leaning on familiar connections to get up to speed quickly.

“(QB Mac Jones) has been helping me get acclimated,” Bourne said. “Studying with him and stuff like that. He’s been just giving me tips, gems, of how to think about things. So, it’s dope to be around somebody that I know and just using it to my advantage to get acclimated… Me knowing him obviously helps. We can speak to each other a certain way, he can get me in certain ways because we’re already connected, which is ironic.”

It’s no small task to join a team on a Monday and be ready to play by Sunday, but Bourne said his experience in Shanahan’s system along with his chemistry with Jones is helping ease the transition.

“I don’t think it’s too much, I think it’s up to me,” Bourne said. “It’s my preparation. I’ve been meeting with (wide receivers coach Leonard Hankerson) Hank extra, meeting with him early, meeting with him every second I get because I’m just getting acclimated, knowing where I’m going to go, different spots, trying to know the concepts and stuff like that. So, I don’t think it’s too much to ask, but it’s up to me. It all it falls on me. So, if I go out there not knowing what I’m doing, it’s because I didn’t study enough and things like that. I’ve been attacking it this week and I’m excited to see what happens.”

Looking Ahead

The 49ers travel to face the Saints this Sunday in New Orleans. Shanahan recalled the intense atmosphere from the 2019 game at the Superdome:

“That was the loudest game I’ve ever been in. We’re preparing for that and hope to make it quieter.”

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Musk loses crown as world’s richest person to software giant Larry Ellison

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September 11, 2025

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NEW YORK — Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday, according to wealth tracker Bloomberg, as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading.

A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Musk, who had been the world’s richest for four years running. Stock in one of Musk’s biggest holdings, Tesla, has been moving in the opposite direction of Oracle’s, dropping 14% so far this year as of Tuesday.

The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle powered by multibillion dollar orders from customers as the AI race heats up.

Another news organization with a long history of tallying the world’s richest, Forbes, still has Musk at the top, at $439 billion. Bloomberg put his net worth at $385 billion. The difference is in how the two estimate the value of Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, among other private holdings.

With Ellison’s surging fortune Wednesday, he could fund the lifestyles of 5 million American families for a year, about the entire population of Florida, allowing them to all quit their jobs, assuming the U.S. median household income.

Or Ellison could just tell all of South Africa to take a vacation for year and produce nothing, based on its gross domestic product.

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