The San Francisco 49ers leave the Bay Area late Wednesday for Melbourne with tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa on the plane. That is the travel 53, not a Week 1 inactive list. Kickoff is Thursday, September 10 at 8:35 p.m. ET on Netflix. Travel is not a guarantee they dress. The Rams are taking the opposite construction: most of the work at home, arrive about 24 hours before kickoff. Build that roster at https://realitysportsonline.com
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NFL on NBC's Pro Football Talk frames the Melbourne opener as a roster-and-travel problem, not a strategy recap. San Francisco leaves Wednesday. Los Angeles arrives about a day before kickoff.
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NFL on NBC has Shanahan on the Australia trip. The club lands Friday AEST, practices through next Wednesday, then kicks Friday morning local time.
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The official Rams YouTube channel announced the Melbourne game. Kickoff is 10:35 a.m. Friday AEST, which is 8:35 p.m. ET Thursday, September 10.
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Rapoport reported Wednesday that George Kittle will travel after two positive practice days and is trending to play. Nick Bosa, ramping after an ACL and tendinitis, also makes the trip. Travel is not a binding indicator they dress.
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NFL.com notes Kittle was activated off PUP on August 23. Getting on the plane a week before the contest guarantees nothing. Bosa returned to practice Wednesday and said he expects to play. Do not treat travel as a Week 1 inactive list.
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AP's Josh Dubow: the club departs the Bay Area late Wednesday, lands Friday AEST, light practice Saturday, three practices Monday through Wednesday, then a Friday-morning kick. John Lynch had to confirm practice-squad passports. Jarrett Patterson, traded from Houston on Sunday, was asked on arrival if he had a passport because the club was leaving in three days.
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The Rams are taking the opposite construction: prepare at home, arrive about a day before kickoff, leave right after. That is a travel 53 contrast, not the existing Melbourne strategy card.
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Club page: Thursday, September 10 at 5:35 p.m. PT / Friday 10:35 a.m. AEST at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This filing is the travel roster, not the strategy card already on RSO.