To say the San Francisco 49ers have been bitten by the injury bug would be an understatement of the season. The top-heavy roster, which relies on high-end talent, has been without several of the best players in the NFL at their respective positions.
This isn’t a team that’s been stung by the injury bug. The Niners are trapped inside a beehive.
On Sunday, the Niners were without their two all-everything wide receivers for some, if not the entire game. Kyle Shanahan was asked if the emotion of all the injuries is accumulating during his postgame press conference:
“Yeah, it always does for anyone associated with the NFL.