The San Francisco 49ers defensive line, widely viewed as the team’s No. 1 strength entering this season, just got a lot weaker down the final stretch of the season.
This, after head coach Kyle Shanahan told KNBR 680’s Tom Tolbert, Larry Krueger and Rod Brooks on Thursday the team would be placing nose tackle D.J. Jones on season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury.
“We’ve got guys who can come in and step it up,” Shanahan said. “Jullian [Taylor], who has been hurt, probably won’t be able to play this week but we expect to get him back, hopefully, next week, if not the week after.