Let’s see who’s sitting out to start the week
It’s Wednesday, and around the National Football League that means it’s time for the first injury reports of the week. The Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers are no different, as they have released their initial reports for Sunday’s contest at U.S. Bank Stadium. Let’s take a look at those reports here.
San Francisco 49ers
Did Not Practice
- DE Yetur Gross-Matos (knee)
- LB Dee Winters (ankle)
Limited Participation
- G Aaron Banks (calf/finger)
- S Talanoa Hufanga (knee)
- WR Jauan Jennings (ankle)
- RB Christian McCaffrey (Achilles/calf)
Full Participation
No players listed
Obviously, the McCaffrey situation is the one worth watching here. The Niners made him a surprising late scratch for their season opener, and the reports so far are that he’s a bit of a long shot to play Sunday. He’s the best running back in the NFL and the Niners will obviously look a lot different without him if he can’t go. Hufanga is, potentially, looking to play his first game since tearing his ACL late last season. If he can come back, it would give the Niners’ defense a significant boost as well.
Minnesota Vikings
Did Not Practice
- WR Jordan Addison (ankle)
- OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (foot)
Limited Participation
- C Garrett Bradbury (knee)
Full Participation
- WR Jalen Nailor (ankle)
Addison continued receiving treatment on his ankle on Wednesday rather than practicing. We’ll see how this progresses during the week but I’m not sure if Addison is going to be out there on Sunday. If he’s not, more will obviously fall on Nailor and Brandon Powell. Van Ginkel. . .who should have been the NFC Defensive Player of the Week. . .was held out a bit at the end of the Giants game but Kevin O’Connell said he should be fine by Sunday.
Those are the initial injury reports for the Vikings and the 49ers as they prepare for this weekend’s contest. We’ll continue updating these throughout the week.
