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Jim Tomsula confirms Darnell Dockett's rib injury is minor

Darnell Dockett's rib injury isn't serious and won't keep him out of the regular season opener.

On Monday, San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Darnell Dockett posted about having a cracked rib on Instagram, and there were reports that the injury was relatively minor. On Tuesday, head coach Jim Tomsula discussed a number of 49ers-related topics on KNBR, and confirmed that Dockett's injury is, in fact, minor.

In fact, Dockett doesn't have a cracked rib at all, but Tomsula did not he has some "cartilage thing," according to Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area.