The San Francisco 49ers are absolutely buried under a mountain of injuries right now, with a staggering 21 players either missing or leaving practice early. This isn’t just a few bumps and bruises, folks, this is a full-blown crisis hitting them before they even sniff Week 1. Their injury woes, which honestly haven’t let up since the first couple weeks of camp, are showing no signs of stopping.
The Practice Report Is Brutal
Sunday’s practice was a bloodbath, adding five new names to the injury list. Right guard Dominick Puni, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, and defensive tackle Gracen Halton all sat out the session from the jump. Then, just to make things worse, defensive end Titus Leo and defensive tackle CJ West had to bail out early with their own injuries. These five new hits pushed their total count of unavailable players to a whopping 21, and that includes the three guys still stuck on the PUP list. We’re talking about a lineup of who’s not playing that is longer than some teams’ starting rosters!
A Laundry List of LBs, RBs, and Everything Else
The full breakdown of who’s hurting is a wild ride. On the PUP list we’ve got running back Isaac Guerendo (pectoral), tight end George Kittle (Achilles), and defensive lineman Mykel Williams (knee). Kittle is “pretty close” to returning, which is literally the only glimmer of hope in this whole mess. Beyond that, the active roster has some big names sidelined: Christian McCaffrey is dealing with tightness, quarterback Kurtis Rourke has ribs, and Nick Bosa is battling knee tendinitis. You’ve also got running backs Jordan James and Kaelon Black (adductor), fullback Kyle Juszczyk (finger), receiver Christian Kirk (calf), offensive tackle Vederian Lowe (ankle), offensive lineman Brett Toth (concussion), defensive lineman Keion White (adductor), linebacker Luke Gifford (hamstring), cornerback Nate Hobbs (groin), and safety Malik Mustapha (hamstring) all out. It’s a miracle they can even field a practice squad at this point!
This kind of injury plague makes every single day count, especially with their September 10 opener against the Los Angeles Rams rapidly approaching. These days are evaporating even faster for the players trying to fight for a 53-man roster spot or a starting job. Tuesday’s joint practice with the Chargers is gonna be a massive test for those guys on the bubble. Then they’ve got their second preseason game on Thursday evening against the Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Good luck staying healthy, fellas.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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