San Francisco continues to be plagued by injuries.
49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (shoulder) has been ruled out for Monday night’s game against the Vikings, while running back Christian McCaffrey (oblique) is officially questionable, the team announced.
Samuel was ruled out early in the Niners’ Week 6 loss to the Browns, and it was initially reported by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that X-rays came back negative.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, head coach Kyle Shanahan said that a later CT scan revealed Samuel had suffered a hairline fracture in his shoulder, and he will be out for Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals as well. After that, the 49ers have their bye week, at which point Shanahan said the team plans to reevaluate his injury.
Shanahan, however, also informed reporters that the team never contemplated placing the superstar wideout on injured reserve.
Shanahan explained to reporters, “Indeed, it’s always a unique situation. For example, what we did last week. We were uncertain about his condition throughout the week, so we made contingency plans. He’s been injured for a few weeks prior to that as well, so we’re giving him an opportunity to hopefully recover fully and regain his 100 percent fitness.”
Along with Samuel, McCaffrey suffered an oblique injury Sunday and was ruled out early in the fourth quarter. McCaffrey only participated in Saturday’s practice but was a limited participant. Offensive lineman Trent Williams also suffered an ankle injury on Sunday and has been listed as doubtful for Monday’s contest on the final injury report.
The 49ers and Vikings are set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.
