The 49ers secondary on Friday suffered a pair of major blows when both starters, Jaquiski Tartt and Jimmie Ward were ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Patriots. Their absence means four of San Francisco’s Week 1 starters in the back end wont be available vs. New England.
Tartt injured his groin during the 49ers’ Week 6 win over the Rams. He was a non-participant in practice all week.
Ward is more of a mystery. He showed up on Friday’s practice report as a non-participant with a quad injury after practicing in full the first two days. The quad injury was bad enough for the team to rule him out for Sunday. It’s the first time Ward has missed a game due to injury since he returned from a preseason broken collarbone in Week 5 last year.
Tartt and Ward join cornerback Richard Sherman and nickel corner K’Waun Williams among starters in the secondary who won’t be available Sunday.
Here’s the full Week 7 injury report:
Out
SS Jaquiski Tartt (groin)
FS Jimmie Ward (quad)
RB Raheem Mostert (knee)
LB Kwon Alexander (ankle)
Questionable
OT Trent Williams (ankle)
RB Jeff Wilson Jr. (calf)