49ers quarterback hospitalized after struggling to breathe in first game in nearly 2 years

Kurtis Rourke's return to the gridiron could not have been much better — until it took a frightening turn late.

The San Francisco 49ers' third-string quarterback got the start for the team's first preseason game on Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans, and the former Ohio and Indiana quarterback did not disappoint.

Rourke, a seventh-round pick in Titans quarterback Cam Ward's draft in March 2025, looked much sharper in his professional debut after missing all of last season recovering from knee surgery...