Basic safety Jimmie Ward’s injury places position in question for 49ers’ opener

SANTA CLARA — Totally free security Jimmie Ward’s availability for the 49ers’ year opener is quickly in jeopardy due to the fact of a hamstring harm.

Ward received hurt in Monday’s hour-very long apply that consisted of just 20 entire-team snaps, the lightest session of training camp but also just one that adopted a day off.

That end-and-go mother nature of camp’s schedules has mentor Kyle Shanahan wondering if it is relevant to a growing tide of muscle mass strains because of players’ incapacity to “get into a groove,” and so “it’s been bothersome to me,” Shanahan reported.

Running back Elijah Mitchell and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley also strained hamstrings last week and are not predicted to participate in in any of the a few preseason online games.

“It’s a rather terrible hamstring personal injury. It is not like the other two fellas,” Shanahan mentioned. “We’ll see more than the future few of months how it performs out.”

Offensive lineman Daniel Brunskill, a applicant to begin at center or proper guard, strained a hamstring in a one particular-snap cameo for the duration of Friday night’s preseason opener. Starting off cornerbacks Charvarius Ward (groin) and offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey (knee) among the other players who are sidelined with muscle mass strains as camp nears its conclusion.

Ward, a ninth-yr veteran, started off every sport final time for the 1st time in his vocation.

Tarvarius Moore and George Odum are the leading candidates to switch Ward and line up at protection next to Talanoa Hufanga, presuming Ward is not able to get well in time for the Sept. 11 season opener at the Chicago Bears.

Veteran defensive back again Dontae Johnson has break up time at safety and cornerback this camp, but he sustained a rib injury in Friday’s gain around the Packers. Leon O’Neal Jr. was waived with a groin personal injury prior to that recreation, leaving fellow undrafted rookie Tayler Hawkins as the 49ers’ only other security on the roster.

Shanahan mentioned the 49ers also prepare to audition cost-free agent choices, even nevertheless the roster should be trimmed from 91 to 86 gamers by 1 p.m. offensive tackle Alfredo Gutierrez has a roster exemption as an intercontinental player from Mexico.

— Correct deal with Mike McGlinchey’s knee damage will require a platelet-prosperous plasma injection and continue to be off his ft this week for a opportunity return next week.

— Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains in limbo with the 49ers and will not journey with the team Monday to Minnesota, where by they’ll have joint practices Wednesday and Thursday with the Vikings ahead of Saturday’s preseason video game.

— Cornerback Jason Verrett continues to be on the bodily-not able-to-perform checklist and the 49ers may well not come to a decision regardless of whether to pull him off it until eventually the conclude of the month. “We’re not likely to enable him go right until he’s much more than completely ready to go,” Shanahan claimed. “We’ll see how these next two weeks go but it would probably surprise me for 7 days 1.” Clearing Verrett off PUP just before the time would protect against the 49ers from putting him back again on that checklist and sitting him the needed 4 games.