Niners Nation
The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a big 20-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football, improving to 5-2 as they got tight end George Kittle back for the first time since Week 1.
However, the bad injury news continued for the 49ers, as head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that defensive end Bryce Huff and center Jake Brendel are both slated to miss a couple of weeks with hamstring injuries.
Huff was a key player in the win for the 49ers on Sunday, recording five tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, and a run stop. He also forced an intentional grounding penalty on another pressure, finishing with five total pressures.
He had been San Francisco’s sack leader by a large margin through the first seven weeks, so his injury will hurt a 49ers team that was already depleted at the position following Nick Bosa’s injury. As for when the injury occurred, Shanahan revealed it came on the team’s last couple of defensive plays.
Brendel, on the other hand, went down earlier with an injury and was replaced by veteran Matt Hennessy. Hennessy allowed just one pressure in 20 pass-blocking snaps on Sunday, making his stance for the starting center role. He’ll likely get that now with Brendel out.
In other news, Shanahan said the team will continue to monitor quarterback Brocky Purdy, who has a toe injury, and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who has been battling a knee issue. Purdy may be a longshot to go again this week though.
Elsewhere, Shanahan said that cornerback Renardo Green does not have turf toe, but will remain day-to-day with a toe injury.
With Huff’s injury, the 49ers search for at least one pass rusher could be accelerated, as the 49ers will need some help in the pass-rushing department without both he and Nick Bosa.
