Route 49 #1: The League That Sells Beer Fined a Man for Pretending to Drink Juice
Welcome to Route 49, the Essential 49ers newsletter. Seven curated 49ers stories every morning, plus the occasional editorial from me. It's free. The league can't fine you for reading it. Probably.
Today's editorial is the first Essentially a Take: "The League That Sells Beer Fined a Man for Pretending to Drink Juice." Kyle Juszczyk's $14,926 juice-box fine got rescinded, and I have thoughts about vice, owners, and a fine system with no principle behind it.
Read it here: https://essential49ers.com/takes/2026-10-07.html
THE SEVEN
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NFL rescinds Kyle Juszczyk's $14,926 fine after juice-box appeal (Adam Schefter, ESPN) https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/203954-juszczyk-nfl-rescinded-celebration-appeal/
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Jason Kelce rips "hypocrisy at the highest level" as NFL hands out $524,281 in Week 2 fines (Sportskeeda) https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-jason-kelce-goes-roger-goodell-led-nfl-handing-524-281-worth-fines-one-week
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Fred Warner fined $41,793 for two Week 3 hits, including the hip-drop on Trey McBride (NBC Sports Bay Area) https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/fred-warner-fine-week-3-cardinals/1968358/
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Jed York suspended six games, fined $500K after no-contest plea (NBC Sports Bay Area) https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/jed-york-suspension-fine-arrest/1968226/?os&ref=app
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Ricky Pearsall out for 2026 after PCL surgery (NBC Sports Bay Area) https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/49ers-coach-kyle-shanahan-downplays-injury-prone-concerns-about-ricky-pearsall/1909783/
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Juszczyk out two to three weeks with hyperextended knee, bone bruise (49ers Webzone) https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/203918-shanahan-reveals-replace-juszczyk-seahawks/
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Undefeated 49ers visit the defending champion Seahawks on Thursday night with first place on the line (Heavy) https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/key-defender-injury-seahawks-update-49ers/
That's Route 49 #1. See you tomorrow morning.
Anthony
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