The San Francisco 49ers are going to have to be practitioners of the “next man up” theory through the entirety of the 2019 preseason.
This, after rookie edge rusher Nick Bosa suffered an ankle sprain during training camp only days ahead of the Niners’ inaugural preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, Aug. 10. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport later reported San Francisco will likely rest Bosa through the entire preseason:
#49ers first-round pick DE Nick Bosa was diagnosed with just an ankle sprain, I’m told. He had an MRI after practice.