49ers Rule Out Mike Evans vs. Cowboys; Trent Williams, Dre Greenlaw Questionable as Deebo Samuel Returns
Evans will miss a third straight game with Achilles tendinitis, while San Francisco's left tackle and weakside linebacker picked up injuries in Thursday's practice
The San Francisco 49ers will be without wide receiver Mike Evans again Sunday in Dallas, but they will get Deebo Samuel back, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Friday.
49ers WR Deebo Samuel is off the injury report and good to go for Sunday’s game vs. the Cowboys, however San Francisco WR Mike Evans has been ruled out due to an Achilles injury.View on X →
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): 49ers WR Deebo Samuel is off the injury report and good to go for Sunday’s game vs. the Cowboys, however San Francisco WR Mike Evans has been ruled out due to an Achilles injury.
Evans is the only 49er officially ruled out and will miss his third straight game with the Achilles tendinitis that flared up in Week 6 against Washington, when he left Monday Night Football after aggravating it.
Samuel has been out since Week 5 with a hamstring injury but practiced all week and is cleared to play. He rejoins a receiver room that added Keenan Allen in a deadline trade with the Colts.
The new concerns are left tackle Trent Williams (shoulder) and linebacker Dre Greenlaw (knee), who were both hurt in Thursday's practice and are questionable. Williams didn't practice Friday. "Anytime you hurt your shoulder on a Thursday, it doesn't make you totally at ease," Shanahan said. Swing tackle Vederian Lowe would start if Williams can't go, and rookie Jaden Dugger would take over at weakside linebacker for Greenlaw.
The secondary is also banged up. All three of San Francisco's top cornerbacks, Deommodore Lenoir (foot), Renardo Green (back) and Upton Stout (shoulder/neck), are questionable, while defensive tackle C.J. West and defensive back Nate Hobbs could be activated from injured reserve Saturday.
The 7-1 49ers are chasing the NFC's top seed, and the 4-5 Cowboys have allowed at least 20 points in a franchise-record 16 straight games. Kickoff at AT&T Stadium is 1:25 p.m. PT Sunday on Fox, and San Francisco then spends the week in Colorado Springs before facing Minnesota in Mexico City.