Here is the San Francisco 49ers’ first injury report of the week with a Saturday game.
Starting with the players who won’t practice:
Keion White (groin)
Trent Williams (hamstring)
Kyle Juszczyk (hip)
Christian McCaffrey (back)
Limited:
Upton Stout (protocol)
George Kittle (ankle)
Ricky Pearsall (knee/ankle)
Yetur Gross-Matos (knee)
Kyle Shanahan said cornerback Renardo Green will practice in full after missing the previous two weeks with a neck injury.
McCaffrey was getting his back looked at during the game
on Sunday night. Shanahan said McCaffrey’s back is stiff. Shanahan said McCaffrey has been battling a back injury up to the game as of two weeks ago. So, the Titans game: “I know he battled it hard that week. Hadn’t heard about it since. So, it might have stiffened up since. I know it was sore from Sunday night. That’s why we got him on here today.”
As for Trent Williams, “We’re not sure how long. Giving it a shot for this week. So, we’ll see.” Shanahan said Austen Pleasants, Williams’ replacement, played “good enough for us to win.”
With a short week and a quick turnaround, it’s safe to say the 49ers won’t have very physical practices this week. The team isn’t practicing until 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday and Wednesday. Part of that is to get the body clock right for a primetime game on Saturday. The other reason is to squeeze as much sleep recovery and treatment in as possible.
Shanahan said they are having to change quite a bit of the routine this week due to the Saturday schedule, from allowing players to arrive later to cutting some meeting time.
When Shanahan was asked if we can assume Kittle would play this week because he’s listed as limited, Shanahan said, “I wouldn’t assume that. We’re barely moving today. It’s a walkthrough, so the short week we got, we won’t really do much all week.”
