Internal, external Hargrave replacement options for 49ers

The 49ers lost an important piece of their defensive front in Javon Hargrave, who likely will miss the remainder of the 2024 NFL season after tearing his triceps in San Francisco's 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Prior to the injury, coach Kyle Shanahan had been impressed how Hargrave was progressing in his second 49ers season and explained the loss via conference call on Monday. "It's a big one," Shanahan said. "I thought he had his best game yesterday. I thought he was a huge factor and really affected the quarterback in that game and it's a big loss. He's one of out better players and he was definitely going the right direction and was going to have a big year." The 49ers have a few defensive linemen on the practice squad who they might look to for contributions on the field, while Shanahan confirmed that Yetur Gross-Matos is a candidate to move to the interior of the line in Hargrave's absence. "We are still working on that," Shanahan said. "We have a couple guys on the practice squad that we will most likely bring up. We have some good outside guys that are good inside rushers as far as pass downs, but we always look at what's available out...