Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Kyle Shanahan says 49ers ‘pretty optimistic’ about LB Azeez Al-Shaair’s injury
Aug 2, 2021 at 12:23 PM
•
San Francisco 49ers linebacker
Azeez Al-Shaair suffered an injury during red zone drills in practice on Monday. It occurred on a run play and appeared to be a non-contact injury. Al-Shaair walked off the field with the team's medical staff and linebacker
Fred Warner.
After practice, head coach Kyle Shanahan informed reporters that the team is "pretty optimistic" about the injury after very early preliminary examinations.
Al-Shaair has been with the 49ers since he signed with the team as an undrafted free agent out of Florida Atlantic in 2019. He has recorded 53 tackles, a tackle for a loss, a quarterback hit, an interception, two passes defensed, and a forced fumble in 31 games and nine starts with the team.
Other Notes
Shanahan said edge rusher
Samson Ebukam received the day off after experiencing some leg soreness.
Cornerback
Dontae Johnson left practice due to some foot soreness. Tim Harris was limited, and Shanahan said "he was a little tight so we wanted to protect him so he didn't pull anything."
Related News
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
49ers-Cowboys Injury Report: Azeez Al-Shaair among 4 Niners listed as 'questionable' for Sunday
The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Wild Card playoff contest against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters after practice and named just four players on his game-status report—three defenders and punter Mitch Wishnowsky. Wishnowsky spent the week in the concussion protocol and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been inactive the last two games due to a knee injury. The others are linebacker Marcell Harris and rookie safety Talanoa Hufanga.
Tackle Trent Williams, who is dealing with an elbow injury, was not named and looks set to play on Sunday. There weren't any setbacks for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) either.
Below are the official injury reports for the 49ers
49ers-Packers Injury Report: Nick Bosa, Ambry Thomas 'questionable'; Kyle Shanahan optimistic about both
The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Divisional playoff contest against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Nick Bosa is among three players listed as "questionable for the game. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan sounds optimistic that his impressive pass rusher will be available this weekend.
"We've got to put him on there because of the steps of the protocol, but it's looking good," Shanahan said.
Nick Bosa on the practice field. We'll find out at around 2:15PM his status for Saturday's game as he works through concussion protocol.
Kyle Shanahan explains his unwavering trust in Jimmy Garoppolo, says 49ers are 'battle-tested'
Jimmy Garoppolo makes his mistakes. That hasn't deterred head coach Kyle Shanahan from sticking with him, though. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback delivered a gutsy performance in the regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, playing through a torn ligament and chipped bone in his right thumb.
The Week 18 win set up a playoff matchup against an old rival—the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers went into AT&T Stadium and emerged with a 23-17 victory, which was anything but pretty. A playoff win is a playoff win, though, and the Niners will move on to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers.
Garoppolo finished the game 16-of-25 passing for a pedestrian 172 yards and a rather ugly interception. But he did so while enduring the pain of throwing. That
Uncertain future helped Jimmy Garoppolo lock in on 49ers' playoff run, says Kyle Shanahan
Jimmy Garoppolo has openly acknowledged he is well aware that each game could be his last with the San Francisco 49ers. He knows the team's situation. The 49ers used a lot of draft capital to trade up and acquire his successor, Trey Lance, with the No. 3 overall pick. Lance, not Garoppolo, is the quarterback of the future.
That could have created an awkward situation for Garoppolo. That wasn't the case earlier in the season because it was easy enough to focus on the many remaining games. However, as that number of games diminished, Garoppolo started to think about his situation.
Before the regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Rams, before the 49ers clinched a playoff berth, Garoppolo approached his fullback, Kyle
