The 49ers continue to get hit with injuries. Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave suffered a partially torn triceps during yesterday’s loss to the Rams, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters (per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner). Hargrave is expected to miss the rest of the season.
“It’s a big one and I thought he had his best game yesterday,” Shanahan said of the injury (via Matt Barrows of The Athletic). “I thought he was a huge factor.”
Hargrave actually got into a season-high 39 defensive snaps yesterday. The defensive tackle collected his first sack of the season on Matthew Stafford, adding to the 44.5 sacks he’s complied throughout his career.
Following a two-year stretch with the Eagles where he collected 18.5 sacks, Hargrave caught on with the 49ers last offseason. He proceeded to start all 16 of his appearances with San Francisco, compiling 44 tackles and seven sacks en route to his second career Pro Bowl nod. Hargrave also started each of the team’s three playoff games. The 31-year-old started each of the team’s first three games in 2024.
The 49ers do have a bit of depth at defensive tackle, with Maliek Collins already rotating (or often playing alongside) Hargrave. Jordan Elliott and/or Kevin Givens could be in line for more snaps, and the 49ers could also turn to the likes of Sam Okuayinonu and practice squad DT T.Y. McGill.
Elsewhere on the injury front, Shanahan told reporters that Christian McCaffrey will travel to Germany this weekend to visit with a foot specialist (via Wagoner). The star running back has been sidelined with a pesky Achilles injury, and Wagoner says the player is expected to spend a few days in Germany hoping to get some kind of resolution.
That stinks. I’ve always liked “Gravedigger”. He’s super underrated and works his behind off.
4 years at 84 million is hardly underrated. He’s awful in run d
Flying to Germany to visit any specialist seems very alarming!
This isn’t about cmc
This is tough for SF – this is the end if their best window.
Cap going to get tough from here.
He’s been very underwhelming since they signed him. Awful in run d and average to slightly above in pass rush since he’s been in Santa Clara. Was already a cut candidate in the off-season.
It would be hard to cut him right now.
I think it would be like 30 million dead cap.