Ward suffered a broken forearm against the Philadelphia Eagles. The injury occurred during the first quarter following a tackle on a 15-yard pass to Eagles tight end Trey Burton.
Ward is a former first-round pick out of Northern Illinois. The 49ers selected him 30th overall in 2014. In four seasons with San Francisco, Ward has appeared in 42 games and started 24 over the past three seasons. Over his career, he has 162 total tackles, two interceptions, a touchdown, two sacks, a forced fumble, and 21 passes defensed.
A quad injury and stress fracture forced Ward to miss much of his rookie season. He missed time in 2016 with a quad strain and ended the season on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury. Ward started training camp in late-July on the physically-unable-to-perform list and missed the beginning of the season with a hamstring injury.
Garry Gilliam, who started at right tackle on Sunday in place of Trent Brown, suffered a knee injury in the second quarter and was ruled out. Gilliam started because Brown suffered a concussion last week against the Dallas Cowboys and was not cleared in time to play against Philadelphia.
Zane Beadles initially replaced Gilliam before moving to left tackle to replace an injured Joe Staley. Rookie Erik Magnuson entered the game to take over at right tackle for Beadles.
More San Francisco 49ers News
-
49ers vs. Raiders PFF grades: Best and worst from the game, plus snap counts
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Las Vegas Raiders 18-12 in their preseason finale. Pro Football Focus released its grades and snap counts from the game, providing a closer look at which 49ers players stood out and who has more work to do. Highest-graded 49ers:... -
49ers final preseason takeaways: O-Line, RB and WR competitions come into focus
In the final preseason game, while I was most interested in the interior of the offensive line, the competition among numerous position groups was on full display. How much various players played (or did not play) was telling. Let's take a look at some of those position... -
53 and Counting: 49ers Still Have Roster Moves to Make
The San Francisco 49ers trimmed their roster to the mandatory 53-man limit yesterday, and while most of them were expected, some of them were surprises, including a trade. Here are the players who made the roster by Sunday's deadline: Quarterbacks (3): Brock Purdy, Mac... -
49ers rookie Jaden Dugger reveals what he's learning from Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw
San Francisco 49ers rookie linebacker Jaden Dugger has benefited from sharing a roster with two highly respected defenders, Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw. The young linebacker understands that having two veteran leaders in the 49ers' linebacker room is a tremendous advantage as...