“Shanahan said that he’ll undergo surgery later this week and that he’ll likely miss around eight weeks. That would theoretically have him on schedule to return for the Week 5 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
That means San Francisco needs a new return man, both on kickoffs and punt returns. Those are two unique duties, as Shanahan alluded to when asked whether Danny Gray could replace McCloud there.”
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“A tweak to his regimen is providing major dividends.