The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers both are dealing with key injuries ahead of Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium. Thursday’s injury reports yielded positive news for both teams — especially the 49ers — although some important players still could be sidelined for the Week 4 matchup.
What’s Thursday’s Patriots Injury Report?
Did Not Participate
- CB Alex Austin, Ankle
- G Mike Jordan, Ankle
- OT Vederian Lowe, Knee
Limited Participation
- CB Christian Gonzalez, Shoulder
- TE Hunter Henry, Ankle
- LB Anfernee Jennings, Shoulder
- CB Jonathan Jones, Shoulder
- G Sidy Sow, Ankle
- OT Caedan Wallace, Knee
Alex Austin was the only player absent during the media-access portion of today's #Patriots practice.
Vederian Lowe and Michael Jordan both appeared limited pic.twitter.com/EL7fzVNCjO
— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall)
Full Participation
- G Mike Onwenu, Wrist
- S Jabrill Peppers, Ankle
What’s Thursday’s 49ers Injury Report?
Did Not Participate
- WR Jacob Cowing, Illness
- DT Javon Hargrave, Triceps
Limited Participation
- DT Jordan Elliott, Foot
- TE George Kittle, Hamstring
- LB Curtis Robinson, Knee
- WR Deebo Samuel Sr., Calf
- LB Dee Winters, Ankle
I spy with my little eye one Deebo Samuel at the early portion of #49ers practice pic.twitter.com/hmXgjGUAFf
— Tracy Sandler (@TracyFGSN)
Full Participation
- QB Brock Purdy, Back
- T Trent Williams, Illness
Patriots-49ers Injury Report Takeaways
- For the 49ers, the big news is on Deebo Samuel Sr. and George Kittle. The initial reports on Samuel were that he’d miss two games, including the Patriots matchup, due to a calf injury, so his return to practice indicates he could beat that timeline. As for Kittle, he sounds confident he’ll play Sunday after sitting out last week.
“Very excited to play football … feeling fantastic,” Kittle told reporters on Thursday, via ESPN’s Nick Wagoner.
- We already know that Javon Hargrave won’t play on Sunday. He likely will miss the rest of the season due to a triceps tear.
- Brock Purdy and Trent Williams appear to be full-gos after dealing with minor issues early in the week.
- As for the Patriots, they were without Alex Austin, Vederian Lowe, and Mike Jordan for the third consecutive practice. At this point, it looks like Sidy Sow will return from his ankle injury to start at left guard, while the situation at left tackle remains less clear.
- Rookie Caedan Wallace started in place of Lowe last week, but he struggled and now is dealing with a knee injury. Newcomer Demontrey Jacobs appeared to be the top left tackle during Thursday’s practice.
- Anfernee Jennings was a limited participant after sitting out the previous two practices. That’s a positive development for one of New England’s most consistent edge players.
- Hunter Henry and Christian Gonzalez both appeared to move well during Thursday’s practice. It would be a surprise if either missed Sunday’s game.
