San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday provided some good injury news during his pre-practice video conference with reporters. He said defensive lineman D.J. Jones did not suffer a high-ankle sprain in Monday night’s 34-24 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Jones had to leave the game with an injury in the firrst quarter and was quickly ruled out.
“Yeah, it wasn’t a high ankle sprain, so very fortunate that he’ll play again for us this season, but it’s not healthy enough to go (Wednesday),” Shanahan said. “So, I’m holding out hope for it this week, but it’ll be a day-to-day thing.”
Had he suffered a high-ankle sprain he would have likely been out for the season. Instead, he is day-to-day and could be available to play Sunday against the Washington Football Team.
Jones has started ten games for the 49ers this season at nose tackle, recording 14 tackles, six tackles for loss, and two sacks. Over his career, the 2017 sixth-round pick has played in 40 games and racked up 64 tackles, and 4.0 sacks.