Ben Bartch, who opened the 2025 NFL season as the 49ers’ starting left guard and shared the duties after his return from an early season injury, is expected to miss the remainder of the season.Bartch sustained a likely Lisfranc foot injury and will require surgery, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday. Bartch is expected to be placed on injured reserve.Bartch played 21 snaps in the 49ers’ 26-8 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Huntington Bank Field. It will be his second trip to injured reserve this season. He sustained a high ankle sprain in the 49ers’ Week 2 game at New Orleans.Spencer Burford, who has started the past five games, will now be the team’s full-time left guard.“I think each week he’s gotten better and better,” Shanahan said of Burford. “It’s his first time playing on the left side, and I think he’s playing at a very good level, and I think he’ll only improve as the year goes.”Nine-time Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk sustained a ribs fracture that forced him out of Sunday’s game. Juszczyk will be evaluated after the 49ers return from their bye week, Shanahan...
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