Niners’ Bosa practices, still uncertain for Bengals

San Francisco 49ers rookie defensive end Nick Bosa returned to practice on Friday but remains listed as questionable for today’s game at Cincinnati. Bosa, who aggravated an ankle injury in a 31-17 season-opening win at Tampa Bay last Sunday, practised in a limited capacity after missing workouts the previous two days. “He looked good walking through everything,” coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters. “So we’ll talk to him, see how he looked in individual (drills) and make a decision on Sunday morning.”
Bosa, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, missed the entire preseason with a high-ankle sprain. He had three tackles, one sack and three QB hits during his NFL debut against the Buccaneers. General manager John Lynch said Bosa aggravated his sprained right ankle on the first play of Sunday’s game.
Shanahan ruled out receivers Trent Taylor (foot) and Jalen Hurd (back), as well as running back Tevin Coleman (ankle), for today’s game. The coach said the hope is all three can return after the Week 4 bye. The players will be evaluated again next week.

Redskins place RB Guice on injured reserve list
Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice was placed on injured reserve on Friday after undergoing surgery for a torn meniscus. The Redskins are hopeful Guice can return after eight weeks.
Guice visited Dr. James Andrews on Thursday for a second opinion on his knee, and the famed orthopaedist performed the operation, Redskins head coach Jay Gruden confirmed.
Gruden said the surgery was “minor.” Guice tweeted, “Don’t feel bad for me!! This what I signed up! It wear and tears on your body over time! I’ve been doing this 15 years!! Trust the process.. head up chin up and grind”
Andrews has served as part of the Redskins’ medical team and already was familiar with Guice from a torn ACL in 2018 that ended the running back’s rookie season. Guice, per NFL Network, opted for a second opinion when his right knee failed to improve this week.
The 22-year-old Guice left the Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after gaining 18 yards on 10 carries.
Without Guice, Adrian Peterson is expected to be active and carry more of the load. He was a healthy scratch at Philadelphia last week, but Gruden and offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell said they were confident Peterson would be ready to roll when the Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys today.
“I think that’s the beauty of having Adrian and our whole group of running backs that we have,” O’Connell said. “I think we talked about this last week, just the idea of we can run a lot of the same runs with those guys because they are so versatile. I think a lot has been made with Adrian in the I (formation) or in the ‘dot’ or all that stuff, we just think about what are the best schemes against that defense and how do we continue to find ways to run those and (offensive line coach) Bill (Callahan) does a great job with that.”
Washington’s offensive line struggled at Philadelphia, but the Eagles have an exceptional front four and were one of seven defenses last season to hold opponents under 100 yards rushing per game (96.9).

Jets DC Williams dismisses Beckham’s accusations
Gregg Williams dismissed Odell Beckham Jr.’s accusation that he told his players to injure the wide receiver during a preseason game when he was an assistant with the Cleveland Browns.
Beckham told reporters on Thursday that he needed to watch out for “cheap shots” and “dirty hits” during Monday night’s game pitting his Browns against the New York Jets because Williams “likes to teach” those tactics.
Williams is the New York Jets defensive co-ordinator. While playing for the New York Giants, Beckham sustained an ankle injury in a 2017 preseason contest against Williams’ Browns after being undercut by cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun, who drove his shoulder and helmet into the star receiver’s left leg.
Beckham said he tried to return from that injury too soon and ultimately broke his ankle, sidelining him for the season.
“I just found out about (Beckham’s comments), but there have been several players that have already come out that have mentioned things about that,” the 61-year-old Williams said Friday.
“We don’t do that. I’ve never done that anywhere I’ve been. We don’t do anything to hurt the team. That’s the No. 1 primary thing. If you’re committing penalties, you’re doing those types of stuff. We just don’t do it.”
Williams then took aim at the media for providing the vehicle for Beckham. “And you guys are cooperating, giving him attention. Just don’t give him attention,” he said. “It just is what it is.”
The NFL suspended Williams for one season for his role in the “Bountygate” scandal in which the New Orleans Saints were found to have operated a bounty system from 2009-11 whereby players were paid bonuses for hard hits and deliberately injuring players. Williams was New Orleans’ defensive coordinator at the time.