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49ers injury report full of bad news despite good Brock Purdy update

The 49ers Week 13 injury report is… not good.

The San Francisco 49ers expect to get quarterback Brock Purdy back for their Week 13 matchup with the Buffalo Bills. That’s where the good injury news ends for San Francisco.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Friday after practice told reporters Purdy was a full participant in practice and is expected to play in Buffalo. Purdy missed Week 12 in Green Bay with a shoulder injury and was limited Wednesday and Thursday.

Another group of injured starters isn’t expected to suit up, putting San Francisco’s chances of winning against a top AFC Super Bowl contender severely in jeopardy.

Here’s the injury report for Sunday:

Out

DE Nick Bosa (hip, oblique)
OT Trent Williams (ankle)
LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles)
CB Deommodore Lenoir (knee)
LG Aaron Banks (concussion)
DT Jordan Elliott (concussion)

Bosa and Williams were also out for Week 12. Lenoir was hurt in that game, as were Banks and Elliott. Greenlaw had his practice window opened ahead of Week 13, but he’s still ramping up and won’t play against the Bills.

Questionable

QB Brock Purdy (shoulder)
WR Chris Conley (knee)
DT Kevin Givens (groin)
LB Demetrius Flanagan-Fowles (knee)
CB Renardo Green (neck)

Purdy’s return should be helpful for the 49ers, but the other injuries are a big enough deal that even the starting signal caller’s return may not help enough. Givens’ return would be significant given Elliott’s absence, and Green figures to start in the slot if he plays since Lenoir is ruled out.

Cornerback Charvarius Ward is not listed after

49ers updates on 12 injured players leading up to Week 13 vs Bills

The 49ers have revealed their latest injury report from Wednesday’s practice before their Sunday Night Football tilt against the Buffalo Bills.

After dropping two straight games and falling to 5-6 on the season, the San Francisco 49ers will now prepare for a contest against one of the top teams in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills.

Before traveling to Orchard Park for Sunday Night Football in Week 13, Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers revealed the latest injury report from practice on Wednesday, including the status for injured starting quarterback Brock Purdy.

QB – Brock Purdy – Right Shoulder

  • Limited Participation

According to different reports from practice, Purdy only threw the ball one time during practice on Wednesday but did do his standard work in the run game, handing the ball off. Purdy missed last week’s brutal loss to the Green Bay Packers with a shoulder injury. Brandon Allen served as the starting quarterback for Sunday with Purdy out.

DE – Nick Bosa – Hip, Oblique

  • Did Not Participate

OT – Trent Williams – Ankle

  • Did Not Participate

According to Matt Barrows of The Athletic, has been using a knee scooter to move around the locker room due to his knee and heel injury.

CB – Renardo Green – Neck

  • Limited Participation

LB – Dre Greenlaw – Achilles

  • Limited Participation

G – Aaron Banks – Concussion

  • Did Not Participate

DT – Jordan Elliott – Concussion

  • Did Not Participate

LB – Demetrius Flannigan-Fowels – Knee

  • Did Not Participate

CB – Deommodore Lenoir – Knee

  • Did Not Participate

RB – Christian McCaffrey – Rest

  • Did Not Participate

DT – Kevin Givens – Groin

  • Limited Participation

OL – Dominick Puni – Shoulder

  • Limited Participation

WR – Jacob Cowing – Concussion

  • Full Participation

CB – Charvarius Ward – Personal Matter

  • Full Participant

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Vikings remain among favorites to land free agent QB Daniel Jones

With Daniel Jones officially clearing waivers and free to sign with any team, the Minnesota Vikings are among the favorites to sign the QB.

Last week, the New York Giants made the somewhat surprising decision on Sunday to waive former starting quarterback Daniel Jones. The team had previously demoted him to third-string quarterback, and the two sides came to an agreement to part ways.

Now, a couple of days later, Jones has cleared waivers, and speculation about his next team has kicked into high gear.

In an appearance on NFL Gameday Monday morning, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport mentioned four teams as “front-runners” in the Daniel Jones sweepstakes, and the Minnesota Vikings were among those four teams.

In speaking on the Jones situation, Rapoport explained that no team was going to claim Jones of waivers due to the money Jones would be owed on his contract if any team were to claim him. Now that he’s cleared waivers, though, he’s free to sign with any team he chooses — likely for a veteran minimum contract ,according to Rapoport.

Rapoport then mentioned the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, and Baltimore Ravens as teams that could be in play for Jones’ services. The 49ers may be the most likely choice, depending on how starting quarterback Brock Purdy continues to recover from a shoulder injury.

Rapoport also mentioned the Las Vegas Raiders as a potential suitor for Jones. Las Vegas recently had their starting quarterback, Gardner Minshew, go down for the season, which could potential mean a starting spot for Jones. However, Jones is reportedly seeking a team in the playoff hunt, which would seemingly eliminate the Raiders from contention.

If Jones were to sign with the Vikings, or with any other team for that matter, Rapoport mentions he would not be surprised if Jones does so on a practice squad to start, which would keep his options open should another starting quarterback go down with an injury elsewhere.

Kyle Shanahan gives 49ers injury updates, including positive news on QB Brock Purdy

Brock Purdy got through some light throwing on Monday.

The San Francisco 49ers left their 38-10 blowout loss to the Green Bay Packers with a handful of injury issues, but head coach Kyle Shanahan did have some positive news on quarterback Brock Purdy during his Monday conference call.

Shanahan told reporters Purdy got some light throwing in Monday and didn’t have the pain return to his shoulder, which is a good sign for his chances to ramp up ahead of Week 13. Purdy missed Week 12 because of a shoulder injury he sustained in Week 11 against the Seattle Seahawks. He was limited in practice throughout Week 12 and then ruled out Friday on the injury report.

This week he’ll get a rest day Tuesday with a chance to return to practice Wednesday.

With the 49ers’ postseason hopes on life support, Purdy’s health may be the biggest factor moving forward in whether they have a chance to fight back into the playoff picture. That he made positive strides Monday is a good first step toward getting him back.

The updates on defensive end Nick Bosa and Trent Williams were less optimistic. Shanahan said both are still day-to-day, though their statuses for Week 13 remain up in the air.

Shanahan also had updates on players who played in Sunday’s game.

Two offensive lineman, left guard Aaron Banks and right guard Dominick Puni were banged up during the contest. Banks is in concussion protocol. Puni has a shoulder issue and the team is awaiting an MRI.

Defensive tackle Jordan Elliott is also in concussion protocol after leaving the game early.

Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is also dealing with a knee problem that required an MRI. The 49ers are awaiting those results. Lenoir has been their best defensive back this season, and losing him would be a significant blow to their secondary. If he can’t go, rookie Renardo Green would likely move down to the slot with Isaac Yiadom and potentially Charvarius Ward getting the starts on the outside. Ward is still working his way back after a long-term absence for a personal tragedy. However, Green is day-to-day with a neck injury per Shanahan.

Injuries were rough for San Francisco in Green Bay. It may be even worse in Week 13 when they visit the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football.

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49ers injury updates immediately following loss to Packers

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan provided injury updates immediately following the 49ers’ loss at the Green Bay Packers.

Sunday was an afternoon to forget for San Francisco 49ers fans.

By the time it was all said and done, the 49ers had suffered their largest-ever loss to the Green Bay Packers in a frustrating 38-10 blowout loss at Lambeau Field.

Of course, San Francisco entered this Week 12 matchup minus starting quarterback Brock Purdy, offensive tackle Trent Williams and defensive end Nick Bosa.

During the course of the 49ers’ loss, the injury front went from bad to worse. The 49ers announced that defensive tackle Jordan Elliott had been ruled out with a concussion.

Per Matt Barrows of the Athletic, left guard Aaron Banks is now dealing with a suspected concussion as well.

Williams was listed as questionable with an ankle injury in the 49ers’ Friday injury report. After the loss, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan explained why they felt Williams wasn’t suited to go.

“It was close. We took it all the way up until now. I mean, all the way up until today, but he was hurting yesterday a little worse than last week at this time which made us nervous and didn’t wake up good today,” Shanahan said of Williams.

Shanahan said the team will monitor Purdy’s status early next week to see if a return from his right shoulder injury is a possibility for the 49ers in their Week 13 date at the Buffalo Bills.

“He’s been rehabbing the whole time here. I’m sure we’ll take him through some stuff early Monday or Tuesday and got a better idea then,” Shanahan said of Purdy.

San Francisco (5-6) will look to bounce back from its second two-game losing streak of the season when they kick off at Buffalo (9-2) on Dec. 1 at 5:20 p.m. PT for a primetime Sunday Night Football date on NBC.

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New starting QB may actually help 49ers offense

Could Brandon Allen’s start be a blessing in disguise for the 49ers’ offense?

The San Francisco 49ers will face a steep uphill battle Sunday when they face the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

Injuries will leave quarterback Brock Purdy on the sideline with veteran signal caller Brandon Allen slated to start in his stead. While Allen’s start will make an already tough game more difficult for the 49ers, it could facilitate some offensive innovation from a group that was starting to get stagnant on that side of the ball.

San Francisco is coming off a loss to the Seattle Seahawks where they posted only 17 points, averaged 4.9 yards per play and churned out only three designed explosive plays.

Now they’ll start Allen in a pivotal road game. It’ll be his first start since Week 18 of the 2021 season and the 10th start of his career. He’s 2-7 as a starter with a 56.5 percent completion rate, 6.2 yards per attempt, nine touchdowns and six interceptions.

His job Sunday should come down to converting third downs and avoiding turnovers, which may push head coach Kyle Shanahan to try some things he hasn’t been doing with Purdy under center.

In Green Bay we could see the 49ers lean more heavily on their run game, and in particular utilize sets where running back Jordan Mason is on the field with RB Christian McCaffrey. Those two haven’t been on the field together this season with McCaffrey dominating the snap count.

That’s the other shift we may see. More run-focused offense could require more from Mason who posted 13 yards on his only two carries against the Seattle Seahawks. The 2022 undrafted RB proved himself to be a viable offensive weapon while McCaffrey was out, and the 49ers have all but abandoned him since the reigning Offensive Player of the Year returned.

McCaffrey is certainly a better all-around player than Mason, but Mason averaged better than 5.0 yards per carry as the 49ers’ starter and he’d be extremely useful in a situation where San Francisco needs to lean on its rushing attack.

Aside from the run game, Allen’s presence may also facilitate a return toward something close to normalcy in the passing attack. Allen isn’t as mobile as Purdy, so he may be more apt to hit some of the throws Purdy has turned down this year. Not that the 49ers will want him dropping back 40 times, but Allen should be capable of connecting on the easy throws Shanahan figures to dial up.

If the 49ers can get back to their roots as a creative, relentless running team who gets the passing game going out of play action, we may see them not only stay afloat with Allen under center, but we could see them flip an offensive switch that gets them back on track in time to make a late playoff push.

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What Brandon Allen replacing Brock Purdy means for fantasy football this week

Brock Purdy’s absence should make fantasy owners second-guess starting Deebo Samuel or Jauan Jennings this week.

It’s been a disappointing campaign so far for the San Francisco 49ers, which reached the Super Bowl last season but are now just 5-5 and sit several spots outside the NFC playoff picture.

It may get worse before it gets better for coach Kyle Shanahan’s team ahead of a crucial Week 12 matchup against the Green Bay Packers as quarterback Brock Purdy, who is dealing with a right shoulder injury and was listed as limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday.

Purdy reportedly didn’t practice on Friday, and that evening, he was officially ruled out for Sunday’s game against Green Bay. Brandon Allen will start in his place, getting the nod over fellow journeyman Josh Dobbs.

It’s a tough break for the 49ers, which have a 43% chance to make the postseason with a win on Sunday but just a 14% chance with a loss, according to NFL.com. It’s also a potentially tough break for fantasy owners who are relying on Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings on Sunday.

Samuel has had similar production this season to last, turning in four-plus catch games in his last three outings, going for 60 or more yards in two of them. However, he hasn’t found the end zone since Oct. 10.

Jennings, meanwhile, has shouldered a much bigger load in recent weeks with the injury to Brandon Aiyuk, and in his last two games, he has 17 catches for 184 yards and a touchdown. However, with Allen starting, both seem to be prime options to sit this week due to the uncertainty.

Allen, a former sixth-round pick out of Arkansas in 2016, has made nine starts during his nine NFL seasons, but he has just a 2-7 record in those games. In his career, he’s completed 149 of 263 passes for 1,611 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Despite the disappointing results, San Francisco has managed to have the No. 2 offense in the NFL this season, including a top-five passing offense averaging more than 250 yards per game. However, without Purdy, it’s hard to put a ton of faith in San Francisco’s talented group of pass-catchers.

NFC West Watch: 49ers rule Brock Purdy and Nick Bosa OUT for Week 12

NFC West Watch: 49ers rule Brock Purdy and Nick Bosa OUT for Week 12

The Seattle Seahawks’ arch rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, did not just lose a game last week. Their 20-17 defeat proved to be even costlier than simply losing ground to Seattle in the NFC West. During the game, superstar defensive end Nick Bosa left after suffering a new oblique injury. After the game it became clear he was going to miss some time. Unfortunately for San Francisco, Bosa was not the only casualty.

On Friday, the Niners announced Bosa would be OUT for their game against the Green Bay Packers. Joining him on the sideline is also quarterback Brock Purdy, who was similarly ruled OUT in Week 12.

Purdy took a hit on his arm from Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon and played the remainder of the game, but there was sightings of him on the sideline with an arm brace. The official word has him dealing with a shoulder injury.

In his place will be backup Brandon Allen, who was previously with the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals. Originally a sixth round selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft, Allen spent the first four years of his career as a third stringer/practice squad member for Jacksonville and the Los Angeles Rams. He eventually got his first start in 2019 with the Broncos. Allen’s career record as a starter is 2-7. It will be his first start since the 2021 season. He has thrown 10 touchdown passes against six interceptions.

The news to Purdy and Bosa continue the trend of brutal injury luck for the 49ers, who are struggling to regain their dominant form from last year. San Francisco will now have to enter Lambeau Field to play the 7-3 Packers, who certainly remember how close they came to knocking off the Niners in the playoffs last year, without their starting quarterback and best defensive player.

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49ers won’t have starting QB or top edge rusher vs. Packers

The Green Bay Packers won’t have to defend Brock Purdy or block Nick Bosa when the San Francisco 49ers arrive at Lambeau Field on Sunday.

The Green Bay Packers won’t have to defend Brock Purdy or block Nick Bosa when the San Francisco 49ers arrive at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Kyle Shanahan’s team ruled out both players on the final injury report delivered Friday afternoon.

Purdy is dealing with a right shoulder injury coming out of last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He was limited on Wednesday and Thursday and didn’t participate Friday. Veteran backup Brandon Allen — who is 2-7 as a starter in his NFL career — will start on Sunday.

Bosa has dealt with injuries to his hip and oblique muscles this season. He didn’t practice at all this week and won’t play Sunday, decimating an already underwhelming 49ers pass rush. Entering Week 12, Bosa has a team-high 52 pressures.

According to ESPN Stats and Information via Rob Demovsky, the 49ers have an 18 percent pressure rate and two percent sack rate without Bosa on the field this season. They would rank last in the NFL in both categories — suggesting the pass-rush facing Jordan Love and the Packers on Sunday could struggle for disruption.

Yetur Gross-Matos and Sam Okuayinonu will be asked to play snaps at edge rusher in Bosa’s absence. The 49ers are also without defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, the team’s top interior disruptor.

In addition to Purdy and Bosa, the 49ers also ruled out starting cornerback Charvarius Ward, who is still grieving following a death in the family. Linebacker Tatum Bethune, receiver Jacob Cowing and defensive tackle Keith Givens are also out. Left tackle Trent Williams didn’t practice this week but is questionable to play with the ankle injury he played through last week.

The Packers ruled out cornerback Jaire Alexander and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, two starters for Jeff Hafley’s defense.

Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa out for 49ers’ game with Packers

The 49ers will be without Nick Bosa and Brock Purdy against Green Bay

Big news and not good news out of the Bay Area on Friday. The 5-5 San Francisco 49ers will be in Green Bay on Sunday to play the Packers without two of their best players.

Quarterback Brock Purdy and defensive lineman Nick Bosa will not play in the game. Purdy has an injured right shoulder,

The quarterback for San Francisco will be Brandon Allen.

Allen has not thrown a pass in an NFL game since 2022 when he was 3-for-3 as a Cincinnati Bengal.

In his NFL career, he has thrown for 1,096 yards with 10 TD passes and six picks.

Bosa has hip and oblique injuries. He has seven sacks and one interception in 2024.