Samuel Shana followed up and told reporters that he has a sore ankle, but there is no doubt he will be on the field for Sunday’s game. Conference title display with the Philadelphia Eagles.
McCaffrey sustained a calf injury in Sunday’s divisional round win against the Dallas Cowboys and is seen trying to stretch his injured calf on the sideline during the game. Mitchell suffered a groin injury. Same gameBut he still carried the ball 14 times for 51 yards. San Francisco will hope they can get both right this weekend to face another stingy defense.
Garoppolo’s lack of involvement shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering how much time he missed in the first half due to what was believed to be a season-ending foot injury. Shanahan said Wednesday that he doesn’t expect Garoppolo to play this weekend and that it’s not a concern with starter Brook Purdy remaining undefeated as a starter.
What remains urgent is preparing to give the top-seeded Eagles their best shot at winning back the Super Bowl at stake. This team commits itself to such an effort with the goal of getting there before Sunday, as well as generous treatment and recovery.