SANTA CLARA The 49ers plan to place starting defensive end Tank Carradine on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain. The team can bring up to two players from injured reserve to the active roster, but they must be inactive for eight weeks.
Another defensive end, Ronald Blair, currently is on injured reserve with a broken thumb. Both Blair and Carradine play the so-called ‘big end’ position on San Francisco’s defensive line.
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