From l to Christian Kirk to g to Demarcus Robinson to l, the s have confronted a brutal stretch of accidents at large receiver.
Lastly, they could get one again on the sphere.
The 49ers opened the 21-day apply window for Kirk on Thursday after he spent the primary 5 weeks of the season shelved with a calf damage. The 29-year-old, who inked a one-year, $6 million contract with the 49ers this previous offseason, will work his manner off injured reserve and onto the 53-man roster within the coming weeks.
Kirk, a restricted participant Thursday, practiced for the primary time since July 26, the primary day of coaching camp. He suffered a calf pressure and handled a number of setbacks in his restoration. It stays unclear whether or not Kirk will play within the 49ers' Week 6 matchup Monday night time in opposition to the Washington Commanders.
Head coach n had mentioned Monday that he was not anticipating Kirk to return to apply this week. However Kirk hit some milestones in his restoration, he mentioned, which have allowed him to "recover from that hump."
"Feeling like myself once more," Kirk instructed reporters within the locker room forward of Thursday's apply. "Physique's beginning to reply to the coaching and the restoration and whatnot."
The 49ers signed Kirk in March as added receiver depth. He was not anticipated to contribute closely, however he might need to now, out of necessity. San Francisco's accessible receivers getting into Week 6 are s, Jacob Cowing, Jordan Watkins and Brandin Cooks. Oh, and Evans popped up on the damage report Thursday with an Achilles damage and didn’t apply.
As soon as upon a time, Kirk was an affect participant. He featured within the Arizona Cardinals' offense for 4 seasons to start his profession, then signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022. However after a 1,108-yard season in 2023, accidents started to pile up. He missed 18 video games over the previous three seasons with groin, collarbone and hamstring accidents.
No Bosa, Evans or Halton:After telling reporters final week that his Week 6 return was "fairly darn seemingly," a didn’t apply Thursday because of his calf damage. Bosa nonetheless has an opportunity to play, however the 49ers wish to be sure he’s totally recovered earlier than he returns to the sphere.
Requested if he has any sense about Bosa's probabilities of enjoying in opposition to the Commanders, Shanahan responded: "No, I don't. Hoping he can go, however not in a position to apply at this time."
Evans is coping with what Shanahan termed "Achilles soreness," 4 days after he carried the 49ers' offense late in a win over the Seattle Seahawks. In n, he was noticed chilling forward of apply with AirPods in, ft reclined and telephone in entrance of his face as he watched a video within the players-only space of the locker room. Evans then took the sphere briefly at the beginning of apply, engaged on a aspect area as he did some mild stretching.
One other shock look on the apply participation report: defensive sort out Gracen Halton. The rookie, after starring in Seattle, didn’t apply Thursday because of a quad damage. The character of Halton's damage is unclear, though he spoke to reporters within the locker room forward of apply, suggesting his ailment isn’t too severe.
Briefly:Different gamers with restricted designations Thursday: fullback ok (knee), sort out Colton McKivitz (sickness), security Siran Neal (neck), cornerback Upton Stout (shoulder), defensive finish s (knee), guard Carver Willis (toe). … Different non-participants: working again y (relaxation), large receiver Deebo Samuel (hamstring), security Marques Sigle (ankle), defensive sort out James Thompson Jr. (ankle), linebacker Garret Wallow (hamstring), sort out s (relaxation).
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