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Injured reserve not being considered yet for 49ers DT Javon Kinlaw, says Kyle Shanahan
Sep 10, 2021 at 2:11 PM
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters after today's practice and provided an update on
Javon Kinlaw. The second-year defensive tackle has been dealing with a setback in his knee, an injury that occurred on December 20, 2020, against the Dallas Cowboys and forced him to miss the last two games of the season.
Kinlaw was officially listed as "doubtful" for Sunday on the team's injury report. With the knee issues continuing to resurface, Shanahan was asked if injured reserve is a possibility for the defensive tackle.
"Not yet," the coach responded. "I mean, he's still got a chance to play this week, so we're still trying to decide that. So, not yet."
General manager John Lynch didn't sound too optimistic about Kinlaw's potential availability for Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.
"You know, it's kind of a deal where we've been able to quiet it down at times,"
Lynch said on KNBR this morning. "And other times, it gets flared up. He was doing really well throughout the offseason, and it kind of flared up on him again at some point a couple of weeks ago. We tried to quiet it down, but it's not working real well right now."
The 49ers will reassess the health of their players on Saturday after traveling to Detroit to determine if any roster moves, like practice squad elevations, are necessary before the game.
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