Cornerback Charvarius Ward has been absent from practice this week due to a groin injury. With only one more Friday afternoon session before the San Francisco 49ers head to Arizona for the game against the Cardinals, we'll see if Ward can get on the practice field before the team departs.
Addressing Ward's status for Sunday, general manager John Lynch told KNBR's Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher, "We'll see. I think ... Mooney's very much in play. I think [he] came out of the game early last week, but we had him out there, and Charvarius was comfortable to go back in if we needed him.
"Having said that, there was an injury, and so he's worked really hard to rehab. He has not practiced yet this week, and I think today is going to be a big day to see where we can get him, and we still got time. So Charvarius is very much in play and haven't figured that one out yet, but he's working hard to try to be out there on Sunday."
Lynch also provided updates on two defensive linemen, Javon Hargrave and Arik Armstead. We already knew Armstead is unlikely to play against the Cardinals, potentially missing his second consecutive game.
"Haven't figured that one out yet," Lynch said of Hargrave's status. "But he injured his hamstring, and so I think it would be a reach for him to play this week, but we'll see. He's going to continue rehabbing.
"Javon is a guy who's been a healthy player throughout his career. He's got the right type of mindset where he very much wants to play, but we got to be smart with that one. You don't want those things to linger. So we'll see where Javon goes."
Lynch added that it is a similar deal for Armstead, saying, "[Arik's] dealing with a couple of different things with his knee and his foot. Arik's working extremely hard, as he always does, but we need Arik out there. When he's out there, we need to keep him out there. So we're working through that.
"And as for this week, I think [it is] somewhat in play, but I doubt that Arik makes it."
The 49ers will release their game status report this afternoon. That's when we'll learn more about the statuses of the team's ailing players.
You can listen to the entire conversation with Lynch below.
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