The 49ers sustained several injuries in their 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, but coach Kyle Shanahan is hopeful about a few of his players returning in the very near future. Linebacker Tatum Bethune suffered the most serious injury Sunday - an MCL sprain which will cause the rookie defender to miss several weeks. Shanahan was more positive about defensive end Nick Bosa, who strained the opposite oblique/hip than the side that landed him on the injury report for the past two weeks. "We will evaluate him throughout the week," Shanahan said of Bosa via conference call Monday. "We will see how it goes this week, and just as good of a chance for him not to play as play. But unless it's an injury that you know has him knocked out - you can always rule that out early, but when it's not that case, you don't decide those things on Mondays." Brock Purdy is dealing with right shoulder soreness from the game and is listed as day-to-day. There was not a specific play that caused the injury, and Shanahan does not believe it affected the quarterback's throwing ability during Sunday's loss. Rookie wide receiver Jacob Cowing remains in the concussion protocol after sustaining a head...
Mentioned in this article: Tatum Bethune, Nick Bosa, Jacob Cowing, Brock Purdy