Mike Evans actually got back on the practice field today for the 49ers, which is a tiny bit of good news, but don’t let that fool you. Even with Evans working through a hip injury that kept him off the field Wednesday and Thursday, the biggest news from Santa Clara is how absolutely decimated that roster looks right now. The team is going into Sunday’s game missing some seriously key players, and man, it’s not looking pretty.
Evans’ Recent Injury Trend Is Worrying
Let’s be real, Evans being questionable with a hip injury is a bummer, especially since he’s had a decent start to the season with nine catches for 103 yards and a touchdown in two games. Those are good numbers, but the big red flag here is his recent injury history. Dude, remember how Evans barely missed any time for his first ten seasons? Only nine games total over a decade! That’s insane durability. But suddenly, things have changed. He missed nine games *just last year* in 2025, and another three games the season before that. This hip injury now? It feels like a worrying trend, and you gotta wonder if those earlier iron man days are behind him. It’s a tough break to see a player who was so consistently available suddenly dealing with these recurring issues.
The Avalanche Of Injuries Just Keeps Coming
But Evans being questionable is honestly just the tip of the iceberg for them right now. The 49ers just officially ruled out a bunch of key dudes for Sunday, and some of these are brutal hits to their roster. Defensive end Nick Bosa is out with a knee and calf injury. He apparently tweaked that calf during Thursday’s practice, and man, the word is he’s gonna be out for multiple weeks. That’s a huge blow to their defense, a real gut punch for any team. Then you’ve got Romello Height, another defensive end, who just underwent hand surgery this week, so he’s obviously sidelined. And it doesn’t stop there. Wide receiver Demarcus Robinson and defensive tackle James Thompson are both out with high-ankle sprains. Those aren’t little bumps and bruises, those things can linger forever, and both Robinson and Thompson are also expected to miss multiple weeks.
So, yeah, Evans being questionable is a bummer, but the bigger picture for the 49ers heading into Sunday’s game is a nightmare. Losing Bosa for multiple weeks, plus Height, Robinson, and Thompson with those tough, lingering injuries… that’s a serious test of depth this early in the season. You just gotta wonder how they are gonna pull it together this weekend with so many key players sidelined.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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