Patriots Daily: Key 49ers Availability Remains Questionable

The San Francisco 49ers face several key questions about player availability for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. They ruled two players out and listed another five as questionable. There is considerable talent among the group of players whose availability remains in the balance,

The 49ers will be without DL Javon Hargrave (triceps) and LB Curtis Robinson (knee). The status of WR Deebo Samuel Sr. (calf), LT Trent Williams (toe), DL Jordan Elliott (foot), LB Dee Winters (ankle), and S Talanoa Hufanga (ankle) is TBD.

Samuel sat out San Francisco’s Week 3 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Jauan Jennings replaced him. Jennings caught 11 passes for 175 yards and three touchdowns against the Rams. If Samuel is out, the Patriots will still have their hands full with Jennings, alongside Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle.

Jauan Jennings became the only @49ers player other than Jerry Rice to have 10+ receptions and 3+ receiving TD in a single game in team history with his Week 3 performance 🙌 pic.twitter.com/S2SVuP8ghq

— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2024

Trent Williams is the best left tackle in the NFL. He received first-team All-Pro honors each of the past three seasons. It would be a significant loss for the 49ers if he can’t go. Talanoa Hufanga was a first-team All-Pro in 2022 before an ACL tear limited him to 10 games last season. He was inactive for San Francisco’s first two games this season but did play in Week 3.

Updates will be provided on the status of all players as they become available.

Also in Saturday’s Patriots Daily:

Patriots Fact/Trivia of the Day

Former New England Patriots wide receiver Irving Fryar turns 62 today. He was the first overall selection in the 1984 NFL Draft. His 255 career games rank third among all No. 1 picks in NFL history. The top three:

279 – Bruce Smith, 1985 Buffalo Bills
266 – Peyton Manning, 1997 Indianapolis Colts
255 – Irving Fryar, 1984 New England Patriots

Post of the Day

Best post I’ve seen this week:

Nobody has ever had as much fun at a party as these two are having at this party pic.twitter.com/BZH7XSzoVU

— B&S (@_B___S) September 27, 2024

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