Looks like the injury bug hasn’t escaped the 49ers just yet. Before the season even began, projected starter Jerick McKinnon was injured and out for the season with a torn ACL. This past weekend against the Cardinals, budding star Matt Breida went down with an ankle injury.
“[RB Matt] Breida, he’s not going to practice on Thursday,” head coach Kyle Shanahan explained to the media on Monday. “It was positive news. It wasn’t a high ankle sprain, but it’s still definitely a serious sprain. So, probably end up being doubtful this week.