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49ers LB Dre Greenlaw eyeing Week 1 return after Achilles tear

It looks like Dre Greenlaw will be able to return at some point this season, with the LB hoping for Week 1. John Lynch is eyeing something later than that.

49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw suffered an Achilles tear in the Super Bowl that put question marks around his availability for the 2024 season. Now the LB is eyeing a Week 1 return according to general manager John Lynch. Lynch is less optimistic about the LB’s quick return.

While Greenlaw is hopeful to be back in the lineup for the 49ers in early September, Lynch is leaning more toward Greenlaw starting the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.

If Greenlaw does start the regular season on the PUP list he won’t be able to practice, but he’d be eligible to return after four weeks. The PUP three-week practice window works the same as the IR practice window. He’d have 21 days from the time the window is opened to ramp up and get in football shape before the team would be required to activate him or shut him down for the year.

Even if Greenlaw returns by Week 5 or 6 it would be a huge boost for the 49ers’ defense. They added LB De’Vondre Campbell this offseason to likely fill in for Greenlaw. Whether Greenlaw takes back his starting Will LB spot or jumps in as an overqualified Sam LB will be determined down the line, but the fact he’d be ready to play at all is surely welcome news for Greenlaw and the 49ers following the timing of such a devastating injury.

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Former Razorback LB Greenlaw has successful surgery after Super Bowl

Former Razorback Dre Greenlaw had surgery to repair a torn Achilles’ tendon on Thursday.

Former Arkansas and Fayetteville High standout Dre Greenlaw underwent successful surgery Thursday to repair a fully torn Achilles tendon in his left leg, suffered against Kansas City in Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII.

San Francisco’s 6-foot, 230-pound weakside linebacker has been a mainstay on that daunted Niners defense since his impactful rookie season in 2019. He was voted the No. 79 player in the NFL’s “Top 100 Players of 2023”.

Kansas City was being shut out through the first 20 minutes of the Sunday’s game, while Greenlaw was on the field. All of the Chiefs points were scored after he was carted off, in the 25-22 Kansas City comeback victory.

The Chiefs were able to take advantage of the 49ers without Greenlaw, who finished with three tackles. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes went right at Greenlaw’s replacement, Oren Burks. Mahomes targeted Burks’ assigned receiver nine times, completing all nine passes, including a touchdown.

The freak injury occurred in the second quarter, as Greenlaw began jogging from the sideline onto the field, after a change of possession. He fell to the ground and immediately began grabbing his lower leg. He was eventually carted off to the locker room.

“Dre is the heartbeat of our defense … to lose a guy like Dre, it’s tough,” 49ers tight end George Kittle told ESPN. “He’s just such a fantastic football player, and he’s everything the Niners stand for, so to lose him, it just really, really sucks.”

With full recovery generally taking between six and nine months, the 26-year-old Greenlaw could miss the beginning of his sixth NFL season.

Greenlaw had been dealing with some Achilles’ issues this season, limiting him to just 15 games. He still finished second on the team in tackles behind only All-Pro Fred Warner, racking up 120 stops, with 1.5 sacks, four quarterback hits and four passes defensed, in the regular season. In the three postseason games, he added 18 tackles, with two interceptions and two passes defensed.

In four seasons at Arkansas, Greenlaw amassed 321 tackles, including 13 for a loss, and four sacks. He also had three interceptions, three fumbles forced and three recovered.

Dre Greenlaw leads the Razorbacks on the field in 2018.

Richard Sherman to 49ers: ‘That’s on you’ for not knowing overtime rules

However, Seahawks legend and former Niners cornerback Richard Sherman says it’s on the players.

The San Francisco 49ers imploded in their Super Bowl loss on Sunday night, blowing another 10-point lead against the Kansas City Chiefs, this time going down in overtime. While Patrick Mahomes is admittedly a notoriously tough out, one of the most enjoyable elements of the Niners’ collapse was how strange and self-inflicted the loss was.

They couldn’t do anything about Dre Greenlaw’s freak Achilles injury as he came off the sideline, but the 49ers beat themseles in several ways down the stretch. The worst of it may be that players were simply not aware of the new overtime rules. Most of the blame has been going towards head coach Kyle Shanahan for not making sure they know the score. However, Seahawks legend and former Niners cornerback Richard Sherman says it’s on the players.

Even better, San Francisco is now going through an assistant coach exodus, including another significant unforced error when Shanahan fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

The 49ers have dominated the NFC the last five seasons like no other team, but this week’s events have inspired hope their Super Bowl window may finally be starting to close.

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Mic’d-up 49ers Super Bowl footage shows how devastated Fred Warner was after Dre Greenlaw’s sideline injury

Fred Warner was absolutely devastated.

It was the freak accident that led to Dre Greenlaw missing much of the San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

When the star Niners linebacker took a step toward the field between series in the first half, he suffered an Achilles injury, a stunning turn for the stud defender for San Francisco.

Mics and cameras caught the reaction from his teammate, Fred Warner, who was tearful on the bench. Nick Bosa comforted him before Warner took a knee in prayer and tried to focus. But of course that must have been hard at a moment like that.

Here’s the footage:

4-Down Territory: Super Bowl LVIII recap edition

Now that Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, and the Chiefs are the repeat champions, Doug Farrar and Kyle Madson break it down in “4-Down Territory.”

Now that Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, and the Kansas City Chiefs are the first team to repeat as champs since the 2003-2004 New England Patriots, it’s time for Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire, and Kyle Madson of Niners Wire, to review the biggest game of the season in  “4-Down Territory.”

This week, the guys have some serious questions to answer:

  1. What does this loss do to Kyle Shanahan, as we have to add it to the other Super Bowl losses?
  2. How might we look at Andy Reid differently now that he has three Lombardi Trophies in five years?
  3. Is Patrick Mahomes the greatest quarterback ever? And if not, what’s the argument against it?
  4. Finally, where do the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers go from here?

You can watch this week’s “4-Down Territory” right here:

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49ers injury news: Dre Greenlaw has torn Achilles

Kyle Shanahan confirmed 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw suffered a torn achilles in the Super Bowl.

In the first half, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw exited the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs with an apparent leg injury.

Greenlaw appeared to suffer an injury while running back onto the field. After entering the blue medical tent, Greenlaw was carted off the field. Greenlaw was later ruled out of the game with an Achilles injury.

Following the 49ers’ loss in overtime to the Chiefs, Kyle Shanahan confirmed to reporters that Greenlaw suffered a torn Achilles.

Via @MaioccoNBCS on Twitter:

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49ers LB Dre Greenlaw appeared to injure his leg while running onto the field and NFL fans felt so bad

Ugh, poor Dre Greenlaw.

Playing in the Super Bowl alone can be a pinnacle achievement for an NFL player. It’s a culmination of all your hard work and commitment. And if you lose an opportunity to play in it, that ideally happens in your control, at least.

That’s what makes Dre Greenlaw’s apparent leg injury suffered during Super Bowl 58 so devastating.

In his second career Super Bowl, the star San Francisco 49ers linebacker got hurt while he was just running back onto the field. That is not a typo. While it’s not clear what exactly happened, this is just awful luck all around, and you have to feel so bad for Greenlaw:

Needless to say, any extended absence from Greenlaw could be disastrous for the 49ers, too. He’s one of their best defenders, and now he’s hurt because of what seemed like a freak accident.

49ers lose star LB Dre Greenlaw to bizarre Achilles injury

The Niners lost Dre Greenlaw to a strange Achilles injury

One of the top defensive players for the San Francisco 49ers was injured in the second quarter of Super Bowl 58.

Dre Greenlaw was running onto the field, getting ready to play, when his leg gave out and he tumbled to the turf.

Greenlaw went to the blue tent and soon was carted off. The 49ers said he suffered an Achilles injury.

49ers injury news: LB Dre Greenlaw carted off during Super Bowl

Dre Greenlaw was carted off with a lower leg injury. He’s officially questionable to return.

The 49ers entered the Super Bowl healthy, but they suffered a devastating injury to linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who was hurt running onto the field.

He’s been listed as questionable with a lower leg injury to return after being evaluated in the medical tent. The cart came out and drove him to the locker room.

Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles entered the game as the third LB with Oren Burks sliding over to Greenlaw’s Will LB spot.

Update:

The team is now calling it an Achilles injury.

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The Secret Superstars of Super Bowl LVIII

From Jauan Jennings to L’Jarius Sneed, here are 10 underrated players for the 49ers and Chiefs who could make all the difference in Super Bowl LVIII.

For every Super Bowl star you’d expect, there’s a player who comes out of nowhere in a relative sense to take over the biggest game of his life. That was just as true for Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee in Super Bowl I as it was for Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco in Super Bowl LVII.

For the upcoming matchup between the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, we’d like to present 10 players — five from each team — whose deeds on the field have gone relatively unnoticed, but every one of them could be the one to take his team’s fortunes over the top.

Here are the Secret Superstars of Super Bowl LVIII.

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