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Wilson (knee) reverted to Philadelphia's injured reserve Saturday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Wilson was let go by Philadelphia on Friday but is set to return to the team after clearing waivers, albeit on injured reserve. The 25-year-old will now be forced to miss the entirety of the upcoming campaign unless he's waived with an injury settlement.

Kirk (calf) continued to work on a side field at Saturday's practice, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.

Kirk has been tending to a calf injury since July 26 and hasn't mixed back into drills in the meantime. There seemingly is a chance he kicks off the season on injured reserve, but he could change the tune by returning to practice or suiting up for Thursday's preseason game in Las Vegas. With all of Mike Evans (quad), rookie second-round pick De'Zhaun Stribling (shoulder) and Ricky Pearsall (knee, IR) banged up at the moment, Deebo Samuel, Demarcus Robinson, Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing are the top healthy and available wide receivers for the 49ers.

Martin (hamstring) didn't participate in San Francisco's practice Saturday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Martin is once again dealing with an injury, as he had suffered a stinger during the team's preseason opener versus the Titans last week. The 23-year-old is competing for a depth linebacker role with the 49ers.

Gordon exited Miami's preseason game versus the Giants on Sunday with an undisclosed injury, Chris Perkins of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Gordon went to the locker room just before halftime, although the nature of his injury is currently unknown. The 22-year-old rushed for eight yards on four carries and caught his only target for an additional 10 yards before leaving the game. Gordon is competing with Jaylen Wright for the top backup role behind De'Von Achane.

James (ribs) returned to practice Saturday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

With Christian McCaffrey tending to unspecified tightness, Isaac Guerendo (pectoral) on the active/PUP list and Patrick Taylor (undisclosed, IR) out for the season, James joined healthy RBs Kaelon Black, Sincere McCormick, Zamir White and Khalil Herbert on the practice field in some capacity Saturday. This marks James' first on-field work since July 28, but it remains to be seen if he'll be available for the 49ers' preseason finale this coming Thursday at Las Vegas.

Watson completed five of 12 passes for 36 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Saturday's 31-7 preseason loss to the Bills. He also rushed twice for 13 yards.

After starting the preseason opener, Watson didn't enter Saturday's second preseason game until after halftime. Shedeur Sanders started and threw for 74 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Watson played all but one possession in the second half but failed to get anything going. Head coach Todd Monken said after the game that he will wait until Sunday to name a starter for Thursday's preseason finale against the Patriots, per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal. There doesn't appear to be much daylight between Watson and Sanders in the competition for the starting QB role in Cleveland.

Lenoir is day-to-day with a shoulder injury, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Lenoir likely picked up the injury during Thursday's preseason win over the Chargers. Once healthy, the 26-year-old is expected to serve as one of San Francisco's starting cornerbacks during the upcoming campaign.

Sanders completed nine of 11 passes for 74 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Saturday's 31-7 preseason loss to the Bills. He also rushed once for two yards.

Sanders started and played the first half. After an early lightning delay, Sanders led a touchdown drive on his first possession, capping it with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Luke Floriea. Sanders also threw a red-zone interception in the second quarter. Deshaun Watson struggled in the second half, completing five of 12 passes for 36 yards and an interception before ceding the final possession to Dillon Gabriel, who threw one pass. Cleveland's QB competition between Sanders and Watson remains too close to call. After the game, head coach Todd Monken said he will wait until Sunday to name a starter for Thursday's preseason finale against the Patriots, per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal.

Evans (quadriceps) is suited up for Saturday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

After Evans departed Tuesday's joint practice with the Chargers, coach Kyle Shanahan said the veteran wide receiver was dealing with some quadriceps tightness, which resulted in his left quad being wrapped near the end of that session. Evans didn't play in Thursday's preseason win versus the Chargers, giving him just one more chance for preseason game action ahead of Week 1.

Bond cleared concussion protocol during Saturday's preseason game against the Bills.

Bond was flagged to be evaluated for a possible concussion during the second quarter of Saturday's exhibition contest. He's been cleared to return to the game, but it remains to be seen whether he'll see the field over the last two quarters.