49ers’ fears alleviated with Fred Warner (ankle) day to day

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers departed their win in opposition to the New England Patriots with a prolonged harm record headlined by an ankle problem for Fred Warner.

However coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Monday that none of these accidents is taken into account important sufficient to maintain anybody out for the long run. That, most notably, consists of Warner, the star linebacker who will likely be day after day this week after lacking the second half Sunday.

Warner had extra imaging executed 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 day after day,” Shanahan mentioned. “When it says excessive ankle sprain or something like that you recognize that is at all times a while. I do know he is hurting right this moment however simply from the studies and every thing, when it says day after day that offers him an opportunity to heal up this week.”

Warner injured the ankle simply earlier than halftime in opposition to the Patriots after taking part in 27 snaps and making seven tackles to go along 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 harm was too critical.

“It was all based mostly off of really feel,” Warner mentioned. “Like I mentioned, it’d take loads for me to faucet out, so I imply if I may have been on the market, I’d’ve been. We’ll get extra data as we go along with scans and all that, however I really feel good proper now.”

Warner is not the one Niner who will likely be thought-about day after day this week. The truth is, each participant who was listed on the harm report after the sport has that very same designation. That group consists of fullback Kyle Juszczyk (shoulder), tight finish George Kittle (ribs), defensive sort out Jordan Elliott (knee), receiver Jacob Cowing (shoulder) and receiver Chris Conley (indirect).

The 49ers is also 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 along with being on injured reserve and is eligible to have his follow window opened. Shanahan mentioned a call on that will likely be made within the subsequent couple of days.

Defensive sort out Kalia Davis can be eligible to return to follow, one thing Shanahan mentioned is within the works.

“There is a good probability we open his window this week,” Shanahan mentioned. “I might be shocked if it is not open for Wednesday’s follow.”

Shanahan additionally confirmed what normal supervisor John Lynch informed KNBR radio in San Francisco on Friday, which is that working 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 certainly one of them has simply been bothering him, however he is had it in each.”