49ers injury problem may not be as bad as it looks on paper
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The San Francisco 49ers list of injured players surged during Wednesday's practice when offensive lineman Nick Zakelj and defensive end Sam Okuayinonu both exited the session early with unknown ailments.
Zakelj and Okuayinonu joined DE Nick Bosa, linebacker Dre Greenlaw, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa, OL Carver Willis, wide receiver Jacob Cowing, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, OL Brett Toth among the players who were new to the injury list before and during training camp Wednesday. That's on top of WR Mike Evans, WR Christian Kirk, WR De'Zhaun Stribling, RBs Kaelon Black and Jordan James, OL Vederian Lowe, DL Keion White and S Malik Mustapha all already sitting out practice with various injuries.
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However, while the list of San Francisco's injured ballooned to 20 including the trio of players on the PUP list, ESPN's Nick Wagoner had a note that shows the injury situation might not be as bad as it looks on paper.
Wagoner posted a different sort of injury update in his daily practice recap on Twitter:
For the record, many of these guys, including Evans and Kirk did some work on the side, including some full speed running. Guerendo and Mustapha, in particular seem to be close to back. Greenlaw also seemed to be fine as he got a bit of a rest today with soreness. He watched practice from the defensive back field.
Injuries are never a good thing, and a team would certainly rather have no injuries than 20. The nature of the injuries matters, though. Especially early in training camp when teams aren't trying to have players play through more minor bumps and bruises. They'll understandably pump the brakes on a player dealing with a soft tissue ailment in a way they may not during the regular season. Veterans are more liable to get days off to deal with general soreness, and there's certainly no rush to bring players back off the PUP list.
The 49ers' injury situation is always going to be under a microscope given their issues over virtually the entire Kyle Shanahan tenure. An electrical substation looming over the practice field and the corresponding theories about its impact are also going to shine a light on injuries in San Francisco. Consternation about a seemingly endless stream of injury updates is warranted, but it's important to keep the nature of those injuries in perspective as the team closes in on its first joint practice with the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 11.
For San Francisco, the most important aspect of training camp will be getting their stars to the finish line healthy and ready to play against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 10 in Melbourne, Australia. Don't be surprised if we see more absences throughout camp while the team plays it safe with injuries and does its best to have a fully intact squad for Week 1.
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