SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers departed their win towards the New England Patriots with a prolonged damage record headlined by an ankle problem for Fred Warner.
However coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Monday that none of these accidents is taken into account vital sufficient to maintain anybody out for the long run. That, most notably, consists of Warner, the star linebacker who might be daily this week after lacking the second half Sunday.
Warner had extra imaging accomplished on the ankle Monday morning, and the outcomes alleviated any fears the Niners had about it Sunday night time.
“We positively really feel higher when it says daily,” Shanahan mentioned. “When it says excessive ankle sprain or something like that that is all the time a while. I do know he is hurting immediately however simply from the stories and every little thing, when it says daily that offers him an opportunity to heal up this week.”
Warner injured the ankle simply earlier than halftime towards the Patriots after taking part in 27 snaps and making seven tackles to go together with an interception return for a landing. He was seen on the sideline in a helmet and testing the ankle to open the third quarter however didn’t return.
After the sport, Warner did not appear overly involved that the damage was too critical.
“It was all based mostly off of really feel,” Warner mentioned. “Like I mentioned, it’d take rather a lot for me to faucet out, so I imply if I may have been on the market, I’d’ve been. We’ll get extra info as we go together with scans and all that, however I really feel good proper now.”
Warner is not the one Niner who might be thought-about daily this week. Actually, each participant who was listed on the damage report after the sport has that very same designation. That group consists of fullback Kyle Juszczyk (shoulder), tight finish George Kittle (ribs), defensive deal with Jordan Elliott (knee), receiver Jacob Cowing (shoulder) and receiver Chris Conley (indirect).
The 49ers may be getting some reinforcements from injured reserve this week. Receiver Ricky Pearsall was positioned on injured reserve after struggling a gunshot wound in an tried theft on Aug. 31 in San Francisco.
Pearsall has now missed the required 4 video games that go together with being on injured reserve and is eligible to have his follow window opened. Shanahan mentioned a call on that might be made within the subsequent couple of days.
Defensive deal with Kalia Davis can be eligible to return to follow, one thing Shanahan mentioned is within the works.
“There is a good likelihood we open his window this week,” Shanahan mentioned. “I might be stunned if it is not open for Wednesday’s follow.”
Shanahan additionally confirmed what common supervisor John Lynch advised KNBR radio in San Francisco on Friday, which is that operating again Christian McCaffrey has been coping with tendonitis in each Achilles, although one has been extra problematic than the opposite.
McCaffrey stays on injured reserve, although Shanahan mentioned Friday that he’ll start ramping up his rehab this week.
“He is had it in each,” Shanahan mentioned. “I feel it began in a single, you overcompensate, it went to the opposite. Primarily one in every of them has simply been bothering him, however he is had it in each.”
