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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan joined KNBR on Friday morning and shared some injury updates. All eyes during practices this week have been on the statuses of wide receivers
Deebo Samuel and
Brandon Aiyuk.
Aiyuk (hamstring) got back on the practice field on Thursday, but Samuel remained sidelined as he recovers from a Jones fracture in June.
Shanahan was asked about Samuel's status for Sunday when the 49ers open the season by hosting the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium.
"I haven't gotten an update from the trainers yet," Shanahan said on the
Murph & Mac show, "but I'm really hoping they're going to get out and practice today. I know we got Aiyuk out there yesterday, and he looked good. Deebo wasn't able to get out there yesterday, but the goal is to try to get him out today."
Most believe that Samuel not practicing on Friday would mean he is unlikely to play on Sunday. He has not practiced with the team this offseason, and the 49ers probably won't throw him into a game without getting some work in beforehand.
"Deebo is in a different situation, not being a rookie, as compared to Aiyuk," Shanahan continued. "Deebo got to play a ton last year. Even though he's going into just year two, he got a good introduction into the league last year, so I don't worry about him as much.
"If he's healthy, he's going to be good to go out there, but he's got to get out to practice today and at least show us that.
"And Aiyuk, the fact that he got out yesterday will give him another chance to get two days in. Aiyuk got at least a couple of weeks in camp (before his injury), so he has a better chance at least of being there."
Added Shanahan: "It's still a game-day decision. Both of those guys and (Ben) Garland, it's going to come down to the wire with all of them."
Shanahan also shared that linebacker
Fred Warner is full-go after spending time on the reserve/COVID-19 list and defensive ends
Nick Bosa (leg) and
Dee Ford (calf) are expected to play on Sunday. All three returned to practice this week.
"Dee Ford and Bosa, they both missed a lot of camp with some legit things, but nothing that was too bad," Shanahan said. "It was just some things that was going to take about two to three weeks to heal, and I think both of them were starting to do pretty good last week, and they've had a full week of practice this week. They're 100 percent ready to go."
You can listen to the entire conversation with Shanahan below.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters after the team's 24-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Here is everything he had to say.
Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff.
Opening Comments:
"Alright guys, injuries. [RB] Raheem Mostert, he had an ankle, did not return. [S Jaquiski] Tartt, groin, did not return. [T] Trent Williams had his head checked. He did return. [OL] Ben Garland, calf. Did not return."
Obviously, you were leaning on the run game early. Just wondering your initial impressions of how the offensive line blocked, especially in those key situations that you'd been talking about a lot the last couple of weeks?
"Yeah, I
With the game on the line for the San Francisco 49ers in their 24-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night, it was wide receiver Deebo Samuel who stepped up with what might go down as one of the team's biggest plays of the year.
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Enter Samuel, who got the ball on a flip pass play the 49ers had been running with success throughout the evening. Samuel weaved his way through the Rams defense close to a first down, then plowed through some defenders to make sure the job got
The San Francisco 49ers have a compromised defensive backfield. That was evident during the team's 43-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Richard Sherman and Emmanuel Moseley opened the season as the starting cornerbacks. Sherman hasn't played since Week 1, but head coach Kyle Shanahan hopes he can begin practicing this week.
Moseley has missed the last two games as he continues to recover from a concussion he suffered during Week 3. Moseley recently saw a specialist, and Shanahan sounded optimistic about the cornerback's return.
"He did see a specialist. I think we got had some pretty good news on that," Shanahan said after the game. "We're still waiting. I don't have anything confirmed yet, but I'm really hoping we can get him back this
