SANTA CLARA — Tight finish George Kittle formally will miss the 49ers’ go to Sunday to the Los Angeles Rams, and defensive finish Nick Bosa is not any positive factor to play both.
In downgrading Kittle on Saturday from uncertain to out, the 49ers additionally introduced two practice-squad elevations, certainly one of which predictably is his potential alternative, second-year tight finish Brayden Willis.
The 49ers’ different practice-squad elevation was for defensive finish Sam Okuayinonu. That probably is in relation to Bosa’s questionable standing with a rib damage that coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned was incurred throughout Thursday’s follow; Bosa was restricted Friday.
The 49ers (1-1) on Friday dominated out large receiver Deebo Samuel (calf) whereas itemizing cornerback Charvarius Ward (hamstring, knee) as questionable together with Bosa, who’s appeared in all however one sport since 2021.
Kittle simply performed his a hundredth profession regular-season sport in final Sunday’s loss at Minnesota, and he reported a hamstring situation Thursday after being listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s follow, as was the case with Ward.
Maybe in a constructive signal, the 49ers didn’t place Kittle on the Injured Reserve listing and thus sideline him at the least 4 video games. The eighth-year veteran has missed 17 video games in his profession and gone on IR just for a 2020 foot fracture.
The Rams (0-2) aren’t a wholesome bunch, both. They’ve 11 gamers on Injured Reserve, together with Puka Nakua however not counting fellow large receiver Cooper Kupp, whose ankle damage Sunday dominated him out for this coming sport, together with tight finish Davis Allen (again). Questionable for the Rams are defensive sort out Bobby Brown (ankle), cornerback Cobie Durant (toe), and kicker Joshua Karty (groin).
