The San Francisco 49ers will finish the season the way they started it – banged up and missing a handful of star players.
Wide receiver Deebo Samuel, quarterback Brock Purdy and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir are all listed as ‘out’ for the team’s Week 18 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals.
Tight end George Kittle is also ‘questionable.’
It’s not a huge surprise the 49ers opted for maximum caution with player like Purdy and Lenoir since both figure to be key pieces in the team’s future beyond the 2024 campaign. The same may be true for Samuel, although his future in San Francisco is still uncertain.
For the 49ers, they can’t climb out of the cellar in the NFC West, so there isn’t much to play for in Sunday’s game. A win could drop them as far as No. 14 in the NFL draft. A loss would keep them at No. 11, which is where they’re slated to pick entering the final week of the regular season.
49ers injury report
Out
DE Robert Beal (ankle)
OL Spencer Burford (calf)
CB Deommodore Lenoir (shoulder)
QB Brock Purdy (elbow)
WR Deebo Samuel (ribs, wrist)
Doubtful
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (calf)
Questionable
S Ji’Ayir Brown (ankle)
TE George Kittle (ankle, hamstring)
OT Colton McKivitz (knee)
CB Isaac Yiadom (pelvis)
Kickoff from State Farm Stadium in Arizona is slated for 1:25pm Pacific Time.
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