SANTA CLARA, CA – After dealing with a lot of bad news about injuries during the first eight weeks of the season, the San Francisco 49ers are finally nearing full strength.
Although losing in the corner Jason Ferret To end the season tearing left Achilles in training Wednesday, the Niners received plenty of good news on the injury front Friday, as they will welcome back eight players who missed their last game in San Francisco — a 31-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams. On October 30 – due to injuries.
Among the players set to play Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers are wide receivers Debo Samuel (hamstrings) and Joan Jennings (hamstrings), defender Kyle Joczyk (finger) and back Dre Greenlaw (hurry). Four players – running back Elijah Mitchellback dear poetoffensive line Colton McKevitz and defensive end Jordan Willis – They will all return from knee injuries that landed them in the injured reserve position, according to coach Kyle Shanahan.
The Niners have three open slots on the roster and will take fourth place when they put Verrett into an injured reserve, a move that is expected to happen within the next 24 hours.
Reclaiming so many key players as they embark on the second half of the season has made the 4-4 Niners believe big things are possible in the long run.
“This is the grind of the season now, the stretch we’re about to go on, and we need all our guns,” he said. Fred Warner He said. “It’s great to see some familiar faces there… We’ll need it.”
Samuel, Juszczyk and Jennings only missed one match, but having this trio offers the first opportunity to attack to see what things would look like when Samuel came back and recently got him back. Christian McCaffrey Work alongside a set of skill positions that also feature a tight finish George KeitelMitchell and a wide receiver Brandon Ayuk.
“It’s just so insane how much firepower we have in this attack right now with the addition [McCaffrey] To the team along with all the other players we have,” Samuel said. It will get crazy. It’s going to be hard to cover everyone, and that should be really fun.”
The defense will also benefit from some subsequent reinforcements. The return of Shaer and Greenlaw means that the 49-man full-backs trio will be together for the first time since week three.
The poet’s return comes a little earlier than expected, but on Monday he said he feels relieved and ahead of schedule after rehabilitating with Mitchell.
“Realistically, it was six to eight [weeks]But at first I thought it would be eight, said the poet. You are usually conservative up front. Then you kind of see where everyone is going, and I was doing a much better job than they thought. So I was able to get back there.”
The news was not good for the Niners, who lost Verrett’s full-back and Emmanuel Moseley (Rupture of the left anterior cruciate ligament) for this season and will be without defensive intervention Eric Armstead (Foot and Ankle) which was ruled out on Friday. defensive end Samson Abukam (Quadriceps muscles) are listed as questionable.
Even without these players, the Niners know the value of giving others a chance to be on the field. Shanahan said it could come in handy because the Niners are still in the playoffs mix with other players having a chance to play meaningful shots.
“It helps a lot,” Shanahan said. “When you lose guys it puts you in a bind. The only benefit of losing guys is that it gives other people a chance to evolve because they have to go through things. Sometimes the only time you get better is to go out there and get kicked your ass and you know what you have to do with this. league because you can’t always simulate that… If you still can’t get your team back, it can make your team a little bit stronger.”
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