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John Lynch update on Trent Williams is great news for 49ers

The 49ers are very confident Trent Williams will be back next season.

The San Francisco 49ers have some work to do on their roster this offseason to return to Super Bowl contention.

That work would get significantly more difficult if 36-year-old All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams opted to hang up his pads and retire after an injury-plagued 14th NFL season. Alas, Williams is committed to returning to San Francisco according to general manager John Lynch.

Lynch on Wednesday in a press conference told reporters Williams is recovering well from the ankle injury that limited him to only 10 games this season, and that the team fully expects their superstar left tackle to be back for the 2025 campaign.

“Trent’s doing well,” said Lynch. “He had a bruise in the ankle joint and it probably took a little longer than anyone anticipated, but sometimes that happens. And the good news is, it’s taken a positive turn. Trent’s mindset is where it always is and he’s still very interested in being a great player that he is. And I think he’s still got a lot left in the tank. So, Trent’s committed as ever and we love having Trent Williams a part of us.”

Williams returning for at least 2025 changes the way the 49ers can attack their offseason. If he wasn’t going to return, they may turn all their resources toward finding his long-term replacement to protect quarterback Brock Purdy’s blind side.

By getting an All-Pro back, not only do the 49ers retain one of the NFL’s best offensive linemen, they can also focus their offseason energy on supplementing their offensive line and bolstering other areas of their roster instead of trying to replace a future Hall of Famer.

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49ers RB Isaac Guerendo carted off with knee and ankle injuries

49ers RB Isaac Guerendo was carted off early vs. Arizona.

San Francisco running back Isaac Guerendo was injured and carted off early during the 49ers‘ season finale versus the Arizona Cardinals.

On San Francisco’s opening series and on Guerendo’s second carry, the rookie from Louisville got twisted up as he rushed for a pair of yards. Guerendo required the cart to exit the playing surface at State Farm Stadium and the team didn’t wait to rule him out.

The 49ers ruled Guerendo out with a knee and ankle injury.

With Guerendo out of the equation, San Francisco is down to just one healthy running back in Patrick Taylor Jr.

Entering Sunday, Taylor had appeared in six games this season, carrying 22 times for 74 rushing yards with a 3-yard touchdown against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 8.

Taylor is a fourth-year pro from Memphis. Prior to this season with San Francisco, Taylor spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

Guerendo’s 2024 season comes to a close with 84 carries, 420 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. Guerendo was selected by the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

WR Deebo Samuel is one of five ‘out’ on 49ers Week 18 injury report

All the latest updates and news on 49ers’ injury report ahead of a Week 18 game vs. Cardinals.

The San Francisco 49ers will finish the season the way they started it – banged up and missing a handful of star players.

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel, quarterback Brock Purdy and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir are all listed as ‘out’ for the team’s Week 18 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.

Tight end George Kittle is also ‘questionable.’

It’s not a huge surprise the 49ers opted for maximum caution with player like Purdy and Lenoir since both figure to be key pieces in the team’s future beyond the 2024 campaign. The same may be true for Samuel, although his future in San Francisco is still uncertain.

For the 49ers, they can’t climb out of the cellar in the NFC West, so there isn’t much to play for in Sunday’s game. A win could drop them as far as No. 14 in the NFL draft. A loss would keep them at No. 11, which is where they’re slated to pick entering the final week of the regular season.

49ers injury report

Out

DE Robert Beal (ankle)
OL Spencer Burford (calf)
CB Deommodore Lenoir (shoulder)
QB Brock Purdy (elbow)
WR Deebo Samuel (ribs, wrist)

Doubtful

LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (calf)

Questionable

S Ji’Ayir Brown (ankle)
TE George Kittle (ankle, hamstring)
OT Colton McKivitz (knee)
CB Isaac Yiadom (pelvis)

Kickoff from State Farm Stadium in Arizona is slated for 1:25pm Pacific Time.

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Not much good news in 49ers Week 18 injury updates

The 49ers injury issues persist.

The San Francisco 49ers are in a tough spot entering their 2024 season finale.

Not only is the club dealing with a spate of injury issues, they also don’t have anything to play for and they’re in the midst of a short week after playing Monday night in Week 17.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday indicated the quicker turnaround after a Monday game would alter how the team operated with some of their injured players. That manifested itself with 11 players out of Wednesday’s session. It stands to reason things might’ve gotten better Thursday, but the club still had 11 players out with only one player upgrading their status from Wednesday.

Tight end George Kittle was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice after not participating in Wednesday’s session. Safety Ji’Ayir Brown was limited Wednesday by an ankle injury and then didn’t practice Thursday.

Perhaps Friday will bear some good news and the 49ers will be closer to full strength for Sunday’s season finale. It’s hard to bank on that given how bad their injury luck has been this year.

Did not participate

DE Robert Beal (ankle)
DE Nick Bosa (knee)
S Ji’Ayir Brown (ankle)
OL Spencer Burford (calf)
LB Demetrius Flanngan-Fowles (calf)
DE Leonard Floyd (shoulder)
CB Deommodore Lenoir (shoulder)
OT Colton McKivitz (knee)
QB Brock Purdy (elbow)
WR Deebo Samuel (ribs, wrist)

Limited participation

TE George Kittle (ankle, hamstring)
WR Ricky Pearsall (illness, chest)
CB Isaac Yiadom (pelvis)

Full participation

RB Isaac Guerendo (foot, hamstring)
S Talanoa Hufanga (wrist)

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11 players out of 49ers 1st Week 18 practice

11 players out … woof.

The San Francisco 49ers are finishing the season the same way they started it.

In a season marred by injuries since training camp, the 49ers began their Week 18 preparations with 11 players absent from Wednesday’s practice. It’s a culmination of an issue that’s been bubbling all year and catalyzed a disappointing campaign that saw the club lose double-digit games for the fourth time in head coach Kyle Shanahan’s tenure.

The 49ers’ injury woes were so bad in camp that they had to cancel joint practices with the New Orleans Saints because they didn’t have enough bodies to complete joint practices.

Now, with nothing on the line in their season finale, we could see the 49ers be extra cautious with some of their veteran players who figure to be key pieces of the roster next season.

Of the 11 players absent Wednesday, seven are starters who could be impact players in 2025. There were two limited participants who should also be impact players next year.

Here’s what Wednesday’s practice report looked like:

Did not participate

DE Robert Beal (ankle)
DE Nick Bosa (knee)
OL Spencer Burford (calf)
LB Demetrius Flanngan-Fowles (calf)
DE Leonard Floyd (shoulder)
TE George Kittle (ankle, hamstring)
CB Deommodore Lenoir (shoulder)
OT Colton McKivitz (knee)
QB Brock Purdy (elbow)
WR Deebo Samuel (ribs, wrist)
CB Isaac Yiadom (pelvis)

Limited participation

S Ji’Ayir Brown (ankle)
WR Ricky Pearsall (illness, chest)

Full participation

RB Isaac Guerendo (foot, hamstring)
S Talanoa Hufanga (wrist)

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49ers LB may have played his last game in SF

The 49ers made a pair of Tuesday roster moves.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers placed linebacker Dre Greenlaw on the injured reserve list.

It officially ends an abbreviated 2024 season for Greenlaw and it could also mean that the 49ers linebacker has played his final snap for San Francisco.

Greenlaw is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The sixth-year pro worked hard to return from a torn left Achilles that he suffered in last season’s Super Bowl.

Greenlaw made his 2024 season debut against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15. The Arkansas alum flashed immediately in his return, tallying eight tackles in just 30 snaps against the Rams.

But, Greenlaw exited midway through that contest against Los Angeles with Achilles and knee soreness. Then, in the ensuing game at Miami, Greenlaw played just four snaps before leaving with a right calf injury.

In his six seasons with San Francisco including the postseason, Greenlaw has appeared in 76 games, recorded 527 tackles, 3.5 sacks, five interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and scored one touchdown.

Greenlaw commented on his pending free agency two weeks ago.

“My attitude, honestly, I’m not thinking about all of the free agency stuff. I’m just thinking about three games that I’ve got left with my teammates. At the end of the day, I’m probably going to be a free agent regardless, so I can’t, I’m not trying to rush the process of being a free agent.

“I’ve got three games left to enjoy with Fred and Bosa and Purdy and all those guys. When that time comes, I can’t stop it. I can’t do nothing about it, so all I can do is just enjoy these three games,” Greenlaw said on Dec. 17.

With Greenlaw headed to the IR, the 49ers also made a corresponding roster move.

San Francisco signed offensive lineman Zack Johnson to the team’s practice squad.

Johnson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers in 2020.

A native of Apple Valley, Minn., the 27-year-old has spent time on the practice squads of Green Bay (2020-21), Arizona (2021), Denver (2022), Baltimore (2022), Tennessee (2022-23) and Cleveland (2024).

Johnson appeared in one game with the Titans in 2022. The North Dakota State alum also spent the 2023 season with the United Football League’s (UFL) Birmingham Stallions.

Kyle Shanahan gives update on 49ers QB Brock Purdy elbow injury

Kyle Shanahan provided an injury update on 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy following Monday night vs. the Lions.

San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy exited with an apparent right arm injury after he was sacked late in the 49ers’ Monday Night Football loss against the Detroit Lions.

Afterwards, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan gave an initial injury update on Purdy, revealing that the 49ers quarterback was sidelined with a right elbow injury.

That’s the same elbow that Purdy tore his ulnar collateral ligament in during the 2022 NFC championship game loss versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

Shanahan said that Purdy’s status for the 49ers’ season finale at Arizona is now up in the air. Purdy will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to further diagnose the injury.

Shanahan said the initial belief is that the injury is not serious and that Purdy just got hit in the wrong spot, leading to some nerve issues.

“I wouldn’t think so,” Shanahan said when asked if Purdy’s injury would be a long-term concern. “I mean, I’m just speculating right now. I know everyone when they hear about Brock’s elbow and stuff, just like me, you think of the elbow injury from a couple years ago.

“But, just talking to the doctors, he just got hit in the right spot. When you get hit there, your nerves go and you can’t feel much, but hopefully it’ll be alright.”

Purdy also spoke with reporters following the loss and said he was unsure about the severity of his injury.

“Nothing right now. We’re going to get an MRI tomorrow and see. I mean, it doesn’t feel the best, but just leave it at that. We’ll see tomorrow,” Purdy said.

Purdy detailed how he was injured on the Brian Branch sack.

“On that sack, I got hit on the back side and, yeah, basically just my arm was on fire kind of thing. So, I tried throwing a couple on the sideline and I couldn’t at that point.

“It has nothing to do with tapping out of a game or anything like that. I love my teammates and I’ll go to the very end for them and this fan base and everybody. That’s what hurts me is I couldn’t finish the game, but again we’ll see tomorrow,” Purdy said.

Asked if the pain was similar to what he felt when he tore his UCL versus Philadelphia in that 2022 NFC championship game, Purdy provided a positive update on that front.

“A little bit, but we did some tests with UCL stuff and I’m good in that regard, but we’ve just got to go get imaging on it tomorrow and see the whole thing,” Purdy said.

San Francisco closes its 2024 season at the Arizona Cardinals with kickoff set for 1:25 p.m. PT on Sunday, Jan. 5.

Brock Purdy exits with apparent arm injury after taking hit vs. Lions

Uh oh…

Another bad night for the San Francisco 49ers got worse late in their Monday night game vs. the Detroit Lions.

Quarterback Brock Purdy took a hit to his blind side from Lions safety Brian Branch and immediately left the game. It appeared his hand or wrist was being tended to on the sideline. The television broadcast showed him make a couple of soft throws on the sideline before giving up his helmet.

This is a nightmare scenario for Purdy and the 49ers.

The QB left the game with under two minutes to go and the 49ers trailing by 12 points. Joshua Dobbs, the backup signal caller for Monday night, finished out the contest.

It’s unclear what the injury is for Purdy, but the fact he didn’t give a real try to throw the ball on the sideline was reminiscent of the 2022 NFC championship game when Purdy suffered a torn UCL that required offseason surgery.

Purdy is due for a contract extension once the 2024 regular season ends, so his injury could have big-time ramifications that ripple well beyond the 2024 season.

We’ll keep a close eye on any updates about Purdy’s throwing arm/hand.

Update

Head coach Kyle Shanahan provided an update on Purdy’s injury immediately following Monday’s game.

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Nick Bosa returns to Lions game after hit to head

San Francisco defensive end Nick Bosa briefly exited Monday’s contest vs. Detroit, but the 49er star cleared concussion protocol.

San Francisco defensive end Nick Bosa exited early in the 49ers’ Monday Night Football battle versus the Detroit Lions after being on the wrong end of a collision with one of his own teammates.

With San Francisco in possession of a 14-6 lead, Bosa pressured and sacked Detroit quarterback Jared Goff. As Bosa was finishing the sack off, though, 49ers linebacker Dee Winters also came in to try to clean the play up.

Winters’ helmet crunched into the headgear of Bosa and both players were shaken up. Winters remained in the contest, but Bosa exited and made his way to the blue medical tent.

According to the 49ers, Bosa was evalutated for a concussion for a concussion and cleared protocol to return.

In what is obviously great news for the San Francisco defense and for the 49ers’ fortunes, Bosa did reenter the contest.

Bosa entered Monday night with 44 tackles, seven sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception in the 2024 NFL season.

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Dre Greenlaw won’t play again in 2024 per update

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Linebacker Dre Greenlaw might have played his final snap as a San Francisco 49er.

The 2019 fifth-round pick is being shut down for the final two weeks of the 2024 season according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. Greenlaw is slated to be a free agent after this season.

It’s a tough way for Greenlaw to end his comeback from an Achilles injury he suffered in Super Bowl LVIII. He battled back to suit up in Week 15 where he made it through one half before exiting with fatigue and soreness. The following week he started and played only four snaps before leaving the game with a right calf injury.

Shanahan on Monday said there was a chance he’d be done for the year. He included that decision wouldn’t be made without Greenlaw’s input.

There are obvious reasons the star LB would want to play the final two weeks with his free agency lingering. Putting more film out for teams would be helpful, but it comes at the risk of further aggravating his calf. Greenlaw tore his left Achilles, but was dealing with tendinitis in his right Achilles in the lead up to the Super Bowl.

Shutting him down to give him the best chance at being fully healthy for next season makes a ton of sense.

The 49ers won’t have much expendable cap space in the offseason, but re-signing Greenlaw should be a priority if his market doesn’t price them out. He flashed enough in limited snaps to show his value to the 49ers’ defense. However, there’s a strong chance his play showed LB-needy teams he’s still worth a sizable contract, and that may force San Francisco to let him go in free agency.

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