49ers TE George Kittle ruled out vs. Jets with sprained knee – ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers will seemingly be without tight close George Kittle on Sunday against the Original York Jets, coach Kyle Shanahan presented Friday.

Earlier within the week, Shanahan indicated a call can also very effectively be made nearer to game time due to this of of Kittle’s propensity for taking part in by technique of fracture. But, after Kittle sat out practice all week and with a terrifying-nation flight contrivance for Friday, the 49ers made up our minds now to now not risk it and declared Kittle out on Friday’s fracture document with a sprained left knee.

Kittle will take care of within the Bay Feature this weekend to rehab and must restful rejoin the group at The Greenbrier Resort in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, subsequent week because it prepares for the Week 3 assembly against the Original York Giants.

“I mediate if it became staunch the customary particular person, we would contain ruled him out earlier within the week, but we by no contrivance enact that with George due to this of of what he’s confirmed us right here over these three years with him,” Shanahan mentioned. “We would contain held out two extra days to attend and discover about if it became a residence game, but with us having to plod back and forth right this moment time we had to take hold of whether or now now not it became payment it to carry him.

“If he’s now now not going to play, it be grand better to pass away him right here for a couple days and let him web his rehab and all the pieces. So, we had to invent that call a bit bit earlier right this moment time. That will attend him and he’ll meet us in West Virginia and with any luck these two days staying right here will attend him and with any luck he’ll be willing to pass subsequent week.”

Kittle suffered the fracture in final week’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Appropriate ahead of halftime, Kittle jumped for a high pass from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and Cardinals security Budda Baker hit him simultaneously. Kittle hobbled off the sphere and to the locker room but returned and played the total 2nd half of, even supposing Garoppolo didn’t purpose him all any other time.

The 49ers will turn to reserves Jordan Reed, Ross Dwelley and Charlie Woerner to step in for Kittle.

Meanwhile, the 49ers are hopeful that defensive close Dee Ford will seemingly be ready to play Sunday despite a neck fracture. Ford, who’s listed as questionable on the fracture document, became a shock addition to the participation document on Thursday and became all any other time absent on Friday with what Shanahan most ceaselessly known as neck spasms.

“It is Friday, so we’re staunch making an are attempting to play it tiring right here and discover about how it goes for the next two days,” Shanahan mentioned.

With out Kittle, the Niners can also additionally question extra of their receivers this week as rookie Brandon Aiyuk is predicted to debut after missing final week due to this of of a hamstring fracture. Feeble wideout Mohamed Sanu can also additionally be an option after officially signing with the group and going by technique of Friday’s practice.

“He’s been within the Zoom conferences watching the total installs and stuff and we threw him available within the market right this moment time, and he didn’t invent any mistakes and became ready to line up with confidence,” Shanahan mentioned. “Mo is a talented. Mo works at it. It became exact to discover about him right this moment time, I hadn’t viewed him for a whereas, and I’m delighted to contain him right here. I do know if we plod alongside side five [active receivers], we can even merely now now not hesitate to contain him available within the market and I do know he’ll be willing.”

To invent room for Sanu on the roster, San Francisco placed receiver Richie James Jr. on injured reserve with a hamstring force. James joins cornerback Richard Sherman (calf) and wideout Deebo Samuel (foot) on that record.

Adore Sherman, James is eligible to return for the Oct. 11 game against the Miami Dolphins. Samuel went on injured reserve per week earlier and is willing to return for the Oct. 4 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.