The 49ers are excited to be undefeated despite another rash of injuries — they lost fullback Kyle Juszczyk (knee) and safety Marques Sigle
(ankle) for a few weeks on Sunday — and know they will be tested and measured by Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. There might be some extra hours involved for Shanahan this week, as Juszczyk was vital to the dash motion and different looks that the Niners show offensively. Tight ends Luke Farrell and Brayden Willis might be able to replicate some of that, Shanahan said Monday.
Matt Barrows·
If George Kittle (Achilles) begins the season on the physically unable to perform list, there’d be an opening for a third tight end after Luke Farrell and Jake Tonges. Dinkins, a blocking specialist, would have to beat out Brayden Willis for that role.
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