In addition to wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, the San Francisco 49ers will also be without left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk when they play the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Both players will join Bourne on the reserve/COVID-19 list, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
Wide receiver Deebo Samuel is also being added to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Although, he was already ruled out of the game due to a hamstring injury.
#49ers LT Trent Williams and WRs Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel will be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list as close contacts, source says. They're out for tomorrow vs #Packers.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 5, 2020
Those are significant losses for the already injury-decimated and six-point underdog 49ers, who will have to face the Packers without several key players.
Also ruled out of Thursday night's game are running back Tevin Coleman (knee), linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (hamstring), quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), and tight end George Kittle (foot).
It was revealed on Wednesday morning that Bourne had tested positive for COVID-19. The team immediately shut down its facilities, began working remotely, and started contact tracing to see who might have been exposed to Bourne.
The reserve/COVID-19 list has been created for a player who tests positive for COVID-19 or has been quarantined after having been in close contact with an infected person or persons. If a player falls into either of these categories, his club is required to immediately place the player on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Clubs are not permitted to comment on a player's medical status other than referring to the roster status and may not disclose whether the player is in quarantine or is positive for COVID-19.