The San Francisco 49ers released wide receiver Travis Benjamin (concussion) on Tuesday. He sustained a concussion in the preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders. The 31-year-old opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 and will now look to latch onto another team in 2021. San Francisco will roll with Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Mohamed Sanu Sr., Trent Sherfield, Jalen Hurd, and Jauan Jennings as the team's wide receivers. Benjamin should be able to land elsewhere for an NFL ...

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Travis Benjamin caught both of his targets for 24 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown reception from rookie quarterback Trey Lance to put the 49ers up 15-10 in the third quarter during Sunday's preseason Week 2 win. Benjamin opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 but looked good running routes on Sunday, displaying sure hands on an aggressive throw from Lance that split three defenders on a slant route near the goal-line. The veteran wideout doesn't ...

The San Francisco 49ers are signing former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Travis Benjamin to an undisclosed one-year deal on Tuesday, according to a source. The 49ers already had depth concerns at the position before Emmanuel Sanders left in free agency late last week, so Benjamin will help in that regard behind Deebo Samuel. San Francisco will surely address the position in the draft in what is a deep crop of wide receivers. But they also have Jalen Hurd, Kendrick Bourne, Marquise Goodwin, ...

The Los Angeles Chargers and wide receiver Travis Benjamin have mutually agreed to part ways after the team met with Benjamin's agent, Ron Butler, at the scouting combine, according to a source. The 30-year-old has been with the Bolts since the 2016 season. His best season with the Chargers came in 2016 when he had 47 catches for 677 yards and four touchdowns, but his production continued to fall off and cratered in 2019 when he played in just five games due to injury. Benjamin has some appeal ...

The Los Angeles Chargers placed wide receiver Travis Benjamin (quadriceps) on Injured Reserve on Thursday and signed defensive tackle T.Y. McGill in a corresponding move. Benjamin can return later this year, but he should be dropped from all fantasy rosters in deeper leagues. The 29-year-old had just six catches on 16 targets for 30 scoreless yards in five games this year. With Dontrelle Inman also on IR, Geremy Davis figures to be the team's No. 3 wideout behind Keenan Allen and Mike ...

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Travis Benjamin (quadriceps) did not practice on Wednesday after getting banged up in the Sunday night loss to the Steelers. Consider him questionable to suit up for Week 7 against the Titans, but Benjamin has time to return to practice later this week. With tight end Hunter Henry back in the fold, Benjamin will see precious few targets behind Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. He's off the fantasy radar as more of a WR5/6.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Mike Williams (back) and Travis Benjamin (hip) and tight end Virgil Green (groin) all practiced in full on Friday but are questionable for Week 5 against the Broncos. We'd expect all three players to be active after sitting out in Week 4. It's good news for quarterback Philip Rivers, who has been getting by mainly by leaning on running back Austin Ekeler and receiver Keenan Allen. Williams will be a WR4 in fantasy and should see valuable red-zone looks from ...

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Travis Benjamin (hip) and tight end Virgil Green (groin) were both limited in practice on Wednesday. Benjamin and Green are both on track to play in Week 5 against the Broncos after being inactive in Week 4. Benjamin will only be a WR4/flex or DFS sleeper if Mike Williams (back) misses another game. Otherwise, he'll be third on the depth chart behind Keenan Allen and Williams. Even in a No. 2 role, Benjamin has boom or bust written all over him. There are ...

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Travis Benjamin (hip) is listed as doubtful to play in Week 4 against the Dolphins. It's disappointing for anyone who picked up Benjamin hoping that he'd be the No. 2 receiver with Mike Williams (back) hurting in an excellent matchup. But both Williams and Benjamin will be out, leaving Dontrelle Inman and Geremy Davis in three-receiver sets alongside Keenan Allen. The Bolts will likely lean heavily on Allen and running back Austin Ekeler in a game they ...

Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Mike Williams (back), Travis Benjamin (hip), tight end Virgil Green (groin), kicker Michael Badgley (groin) and cornerback Casey Hayward (back) all missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday. Everyone on this list is looking questionable, at best, to face off against the Dolphins in Week 4. It would be a shame for Williams to miss this excellent matchup, but he's looking like a shaky WR4/flex at this point. The only way Benjamin would be in ...