The San Francisco 49ers are expected to elevate kicker Ander Carlson to the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs, marking the third kicker the team will have started in three weeks.
This expectation came from John Lynch during his morning hit on the Friday episode of KNBR’s “Murph and Markus” morning show. San Francisco’s kicker against the Seahawks on Oct. 10 was Matthew Wright, who picked up a stinger on his shoulder during a tackle he made in Seattle, an injury that continues to affect him.
“We signed Anders Carlson to our practice squad, and it’s likely that Matt Wright — unfortunately, he took a little bit of a beating on the one tackle he made in that game,” Lynch said.