49ers injury updates

The San Francisco 49ers opened their three-game 2022 exhibition schedule with their only preseason home game, a matchup against the Green Back Packers. The Niners entered the game without their two starting cornerbacks, Charvarius Ward and Emmanuel Moseley. Ward is dealing with what head coach Kyle Shanahan called a "muscle strain," while Moseley is sidelined with a hamstring strain. Also out due to injury to start the game is defensive lineman Arik Armstead (knee sprain) and running back Elijah Mitchell (hamstring). Several 49ers players, including tight end George Kittle, tackle Trent Williams, running back Jeff Wilson, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, defensive linemen Nick Bosa, Samson Ebukam, and Charles Omenihu, and

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters ahead of Saturday's practice, the fourth of training camp. Here is everything he had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Opening Comments: "Good morning guys. Alright guys, yesterday [DL Maurice] Mo Hurst tore his bicep, so he'll need surgery. [DL Hassan] Ridgeway had a mild quad strain, so he'll be out a couple weeks. Go ahead." Is that a season-ender for Hurst? "We'll see after surgery, but usually that's how biceps work out, but don't know for sure." Horrible luck for that guy. "Yeah, it was a little jet sweep. He just put his hand

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans spoke with reporters after Wednesday's training camp practice. Here is everything he had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. After a practice like yesterday, things were getting physical there. With LB Fred Warner, is there anything you feel like you need to say to him in terms of walking that line between kind of pushing it and going over? "I think Fred has done a great job of leading this team, leading this defense so Fred understands the limits. It's training camp, it happens all the time and at all 32 training camps, I'm pretty sure scuffles and things like that happen. You want guys to be smart and understand we are teammates

The 49ers took two more hits on the defensive line Friday, with defensive tackle Maurice Hurst suffering what is likely to be a season-ending injury and defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway sustaining a quad injury that could cost him a couple weeks of practice. News of both injuries was announced by head coach Kyle Shanahan ahead of Saturday's practice session. Hurst tore his biceps in practice while trying to tackle a runner, according to a tweet from David Lombardi of The Athletic, and will require surgery. Ridgeway took a mild quad strain that may result in him being sidelined for a couple of weeks. Hurst, 27, is in his second season with the 49ers but was limited to just