Nick Wagoner
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers will likely be with out two beginning linemen — one on all sides of the ball — due to hamstring accidents for at the least the following couple of weeks, coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Monday.
“[Center] Jake Brendel has a hamstring,” Shanahan mentioned. “He is anticipated to overlook a few weeks and in addition, we discovered that [defensive end Bryce] Huff additionally has a hamstring. He can even be in that very same boat with presumably a few weeks.”
On Monday, Shanahan mentioned he was instructed that Huff injured the hamstring on one of many final two defensive performs of the sport. The harm follows one among Huff's greatest performances since arriving to San Francisco by way of commerce within the offseason.
Huff had 5 tackles, a sack, 5 pressures and a pressured fumble in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons and has been the Niners' high pass-rushing risk since finish Nick Bosa was misplaced for the season to a torn proper ACL in Week 3.
With out Bosa, Huff and defensive finish Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring/knee), the Niners are all the way down to Sam Okuayinonu, Mykel Williams and Trevis Gipson as the one wholesome defensive ends on the roster. Robert Beal Jr. and William Bradley-King are short-term choices to be elevated from the follow squad, but it surely's additionally cheap to suppose the Niners will proceed contemplating commerce choices for assist forward of the Nov. 4 deadline.
“I do not suppose it modifications the urgency of it,” Shanahan mentioned. “It positively sucks dropping Huff, however it's a hamstring and hopefully it will not be longer than two weeks, so you recognize that he's coming again and earlier than later. However [the personnel department] has been wanting into that stuff on a regular basis for the previous few weeks and I am positive they will proceed over the following couple of weeks.”
Brendel's hamstring pressure occurred halfway by way of the second quarter on a Brian Robinson Jr. run up the center. After staying on the sphere because the coaching and medical staffs tended to him, Brendel went to the medical tent and was dominated out virtually instantly. After the sport, Shanahan indicated Brendel would sit out a while, however Huff's harm was not but recognized at that time.
Brendel has been a mainstay on the Niners' offensive line, beginning 58 consecutive video games, together with Sunday night time. Veteran Matt Hennessy, a former Falcon, changed Brendel in that sport and can proceed in that position till Brendel returns.
Shanahan mentioned Hennessy “wasn't good” in dealing with the offensive line communications however he “did very nicely.” Quarterback Mac Jones mentioned he did not discover it tougher to work with Hennessy after enjoying with Brendel in his first 4 begins of the season.
“I've loads of belief in Matt as a result of we had gotten loads of reps [in camp],” Jones mentioned. “It was humorous we have been speaking this week about, I used to be like, ‘It is your revenge week this week' as a result of he was in Atlanta. Then positive sufficient early within the sport, he's like, ‘All proper, right here we go.' And I used to be like, ‘Revenge week.' He did superior. He was cool as a cucumber and simply went on the market and did his job.”
Cornerback Renardo Inexperienced was the opposite Niner to go away Sunday night time's sport and never return after he suffered a toe harm. Shanahan mentioned Inexperienced can be evaluated day-to-day this week. Darrell Luter Jr. stepped in for Inexperienced in opposition to the Falcons with Shanahan saying he thought Luter “had a big effect in that sport.”
Elsewhere on the harm report, Shanahan mentioned quarterback Brock Purdy (proper massive toe) and receiver Ricky Pearsall (proper knee) additionally will likely be evaluated this week. Shanahan supplied no certainty on both participant returning Sunday in opposition to the Houston Texans. When requested whether or not it could be “a attain” to say Purdy is on observe to begin this week, Shanahan mentioned, “Yeah, I might say that's. Nobody mentioned that.”
Shanahan added that offensive lineman Spencer Burford, who has sat out the previous 5 video games due to a knee harm, may open his 21-day follow window this week.
