Thursday’s injury report turned what had looked like a pretty clean week for the Seahawks and 49ers into something much messier.
Seattle got through the day with only two non-participants, but one of them was the one that matters most: Leonard Williams, who sat out with an ankle issue after practicing some on Wednesday. That’s the kind of development that puts his status in real doubt heading into Sunday, especially with Friday usually serving as a lighter workout day. The other DNP was Chazz Surratt, who is dealing with a calf injury.
The Seahawks still had a handful of players working their way back in a limited capacity. Zach Charbonnet and Irv Charles, both nursing knee injuries, stayed limited.
George Holani (ribs), Nehemiah Pritchett (ankle), Julian Neal (hamstring), and Ernest Jones IV, who had a rest day, were also in that group. None of that sounds ideal, but the signs still point to those players having a shot to be available against San Francisco.
There was better news on the other side of Seattle’s report. Tyrice Knight moved up to full participation after dealing with an ankle injury, while Beau Stephens, working back from a knee issue, also practiced fully.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had been resting, returned to full work as well. Patrick O’Connell, who has a thumb injury, and Ty Okada, with a hamstring issue, were full participants again too.
For San Francisco, the biggest red flag was Mike Evans missing practice because of ribs. The expectation, though, is that he’ll play.
Still, it’s not exactly comforting when your top receiver is hurting badly enough to sit out. The 49ers also continued to be without Nick Bosa (knee, calf), Kyle Juszczyk (knee), Marques Sigle (ankle), and James Thompson (ankle).
There was at least one encouraging note for the 49ers: Mykel Williams remains limited with a knee injury and is still on track for his season debut. Upton Stout also got back to work after being one of the main question marks on Wednesday because of a shoulder injury, and he appears to be on a decent path to suit up.
The rest of San Francisco’s report was more straightforward. Dre Greenlaw, Christian McCaffrey, and Trent Williams all returned from rest days and practiced in full.
Kaelon Black, who had been dealing with an illness, was back on the field. Jaden Dugger, recovering from a shoulder injury, and Romello Height, with a hand issue, also remained full participants.
Based on Thursday’s work, all of them are expected to play Sunday.
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