Allen suffered a sprained left knee

The San Francisco 49ers feared their starting cornerback, Jason Verrett, suffered a torn ACL during Sunday's 41-33 victory over the Detroit Lions. Head coach Kyle Shanahan jumped on a conference call this afternoon with the media and revealed that an MRI later confirmed their fears. Verrett indeed suffered the season-ending injury and will land on injured reserve for the sixth time in eight seasons. "It's crushing," Shanahan said yesterday after the game. "... You know the bad luck he's had, and putting together these last two years, staying healthy, how good of a camp he had. We've got a lot of love for J.V. and respect him as much as anyone I've ever been around, so I really hurt for him." Shanahan spoke with Verrett a lot last night, and the

At one point in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers were down to newly acquired running back Trenton Cannon on the depth chart. Every other running back, at some point during the 17-11 win, sustained an injury. Even fullback Kyle Juszczyk was slow to get to the sideline after dealing with a leg cramp. Obviously, that one is not serious, but head coach Kyle Shanahan did provide updates on the others. The first running back to exit the game was Elijah Mitchell, who has been thrust into a starting role due to the season-ending injury to Raheem Mostert. Mitchell returned to the game after medical staff examined him for what was reported as a shoulder injury. Several other injuries to running backs occurring after his probably played a part in the

Garoppolo is optimistic the 49ers' inexperienced backfield is talented enough to shoulder the load in 2021. On Wednesday, the San Francisco 49ers held a press conference with reporters at the team's temporary home for the week -- The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV, close to the Virginia border. Similar to years past, the 49ers chose to remain on the East Coast during a week bookended by a pair of 10:00 a.m. PT away games. Staying in the Eastern Time Zone will save the Niners roughly 4,000 miles of extra flight time and two additional disruptions to the circadian rhythm of the team. The Greenbrier is a common venue for NFL teams to use for training purposes; both the Houston Texans and the New Orleans Saints made the facility their home during multiple

The San Francisco 49ers announced that running back Raheem Mostert is questionable to return to the game against the Detroit Lions due to a knee injury. The running back was in the game for the team's first two drives, including a scoring drive, but did not return for the third. The 49ers and Lions are currently tied 7-7 at Ford Field. Mostert has two carries for 20 rushing yards. Rookie Elijah Mitchell replaced Mostert at the start of the third drive. The team's other rookie running back, Trey Sermon, is healthy but inactive. Update: Raheem Mostert was downgraded and ruled out for the remainder of the game. The 49ers also announced that linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who had a pick-six off Lions quarterback Jared Goff in the