Fan favorite Kendrick Bourne is well aware of how the 49ers’ offense must step up with key defenders Fred Warner and Nick Bosa sidelined for the remainder of the 2025 NFL season with devastating injuries .

San Francisco’s wide receiver detailed the offense’s obligation with reporters at 49ers practice in Santa Clara on Wednesday.

“We want to, having offensive-minded coaches, lead the team,” Bourne said of the offense. “We’re always competing with the defense -- in a good way. We want to be leaders of the team, and once you’re competing like that, you’re going to play good as a collective group. We want to put up points, we want to do the right things.

“And yeah, it’s more pressure now. It always is, but now we got to keep carrying our workload and doing what we need to do to jus

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