The San Francisco 49ers have a banged up roster proper now, and it took one other hit over the weekend in opposition to Pete Carroll’s Las Vegas Raiders.
Second-year beginning proper guard Dominick Puni, one of many brilliant spots of an in any other case grim 2024 season for the 49ers, is anticipated to overlook a number of weeks with a suspected PCL damage. It seems the damage occurred after he was rolled up on throughout Jake Moody’s first quarter discipline purpose try.
Watch No. 77 (proper subsequent to the lengthy snapper) on this video and you’ll determine for your self what occurred.
“Dominick Puni left with a knee, by no means returned. He shall be a couple of weeks, attainable PCL,” Kyle Shanahan instructed reporters after the sport.
Puni was chosen within the third spherical, 5 picks after the Seattle Seahawks took Christian Haynes. Not solely did Puni win the beginning job, he began all 17 common season video games and made the PFWA All-Rookie Group. Whereas Shanahan didn’t rule out Puni taking part in in opposition to the Seahawks, “few weeks” when the season is three weeks away makes it a decent timeline.
We already know the 49ers gained’t have star receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who’s nonetheless recovering from an ACL and MCL tear, whereas rookie defensive deal with C.J. West and edge rusher Mykel Williams are coping with short-term hyper-extended knees.
Of the numerous storylines coming into Sept. 7 at Lumen Discipline, the well being of the 49ers shall be among the many high to observe.
