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Greenlaw only played portions of two games for the 49ers — admittedly playing fairly well against the Rams — but struggled with discomfort as he came back from a torn Achilles. The 28-year-old will be a free agent in 2025 and should draw plenty of interest around the NFL, though ultimately the contract he signs may come down to the medicals. If this is it for Greenlaw in 2025, he finishes with nine tackles in two starts.

Bosa was able to work out prior to the contest and felt healthy enough during the pregame warmups. The 49ers will also get Dre Greenlaw for his season debut. With Bosa and Greenlaw back, the inactives for the Thursday Night Football contest are T Trent Williams, QB Joshua Dobbs, DL Khalil Davis, S Malik Mustapha, CB Rock-Ya Sin and RB Israel Abanikanda.

Greenlaw suffered a freak injury in the 49ers’ Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs when he suffered a torn Achilles while running from the sideline onto the field. The veteran linebacker is making a well-timed return for the Niners, who are currently 6-7 and likely need to win out if they hope to sneak into the NFC playoffs. Last season, Greenlaw totaled 120 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and five TFLs. He should provide immediate help for a 49ers defense that currently ranks 21st in points allowed per game. this season.

Bosa has missed the past three weeks because of the injuries and was held out of the first two practices this week. He got in a limited session on Wednesday before receiving the questionable tag. With little left to play for, it doesn’t make much sense for the 49ers to rush Bosa back. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw is also listed as questionable for Week 15.

Bosa missed Week 12 due to an oblique injury he suffered in Week 11. He was already managing a hip injury prior to that and the oblique issue seems to be an extension of the hip issue. He starts out the week not practicing, indicating he is on track to miss Week 13 as well. Some positive news for the 49ers defense is that LB Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) got in a limited practice Wednesday after the team opened his 21-day activation window this week. Though Bosa is trending out, Greenlaw is getting healthier.

His 21-day window will open this week and the team plans to let him practice on Wednesday. Expectations should be tempered based on how devastating Achilles’ injuries are and how long it has taken for the team to even get him to the point of designated to return. De’Vondre Campbell has been the secondary inside linebacker in Greenlaw’s absence next to Fred Warner.

Greenlaw suffered a torn Achilles in the 49ers’ Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs. The veteran linebacker said the recovery is “a long, slow process” and that he’s currently working on getting his strength and mobility back. The 49ers signed veteran linebacker De’Vondre Campbell to help mitigate the loss of Greenlaw, who totaled 120 tackles and five TFLs for them last season, and Campbell is expected to see a significant number of snaps early in the season. We’ll likely know more on Greenlaw’s readiness as training camp approaches, but given the lengthy recovery time that comes with his injury, he’ll most likely open the season on injured reserve.

26-year-old Greenlaw remained one of the 49ers’ defensive linchpins in 2023 before his freak Super Bowl injury running onto the field against the Chiefs. Greenlaw had previously battled Achilles issues in 2023. Greenlaw has no guaranteed money remaining on his contract, but injury guarantees should cover for his $8.1 million salary for 2024. The former fifth-round pick turns 27 in May. He will be highly questionable for Week 1, though we can continue to see condensed Achilles return timelines.

In a freak scene, Greenlaw buckled into a heap simply running onto the field in the second quarter. Although technically “questionable,” there seems to be almost no chance Greenlaw returns after what appeared to be an Achilles injury. Insane. One of the Niners’ most important defenders, 26-year-old Greenlaw dealt with Achilles issues earlier this season.

Greenlaw made a hard-hitting tackle on Lions tight end Sam LaPorta in the second quarter of the team’s Conference Championship game and was in obvious pain as he retreated to the sideline. It appeared to be a shoulder or collar bone injury that occurred on a textbook tackle of the towering rookie tight end. Further update will be passed by the team as the game progresses but it did not look good at full speed.