Field Gulls
The San Francisco 49ers have a banged up roster right now, and it took another hit over the weekend against Pete Carroll’s Las Vegas Raiders.
Second-year starting right guard Dominick Puni, one of the bright spots of an otherwise grim 2024 season for the 49ers, is expected to miss multiple weeks with a suspected PCL injury. It appears the injury occurred after he was rolled up on during Jake Moody’s first quarter field goal attempt.
Watch No. 77 (right next to the long snapper) in this video and you can figure out for yourself what happened.
“Dominick Puni left with a knee, never returned. He will be a few weeks, possible PCL,” Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the game.
Puni was selected in the third round, five picks after the Seattle Seahawks took Christian Haynes. Not only did Puni win the starting job, he started all 17 regular season games and made the PFWA All-Rookie Team. While Shanahan didn’t rule out Puni playing against the Seahawks, “few weeks” when the season is three weeks away makes it a tight timeline.
We already know the 49ers won’t have star receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who’s still recovering from an ACL and MCL tear, while rookie defensive tackle C.J. West and edge rusher Mykel Williams are dealing with short-term hyper-extended knees.
Of the many storylines entering Sept. 7 at Lumen Field, the health of the 49ers will be among the top to watch.
