49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan called running back Isaac Guerendo a long shot to play against the Dolphins earlier this week and he moved to no shot on Friday.
Guerendo was ruled out for Week 16 when the team released its final injury report ahead of their trip to Miami. Guerendo has had a foot injury for a couple of weeks and he also injured his hamstring last week.
Left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) remains out and Shanahan said this week that the veteran is unlikely to return to action this season.
Defensive end Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) returned to practice after sitting out on Thursday. He’s listed as questionable along with linebacker Dre Greenlaw (Achilles, knee) and defensive lineman Robert Beal (ankle).
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to full participation in Friday’s practice after his hip injury limited him in the first two practice days.
He has no designation.
But will he have his two best receivers?
Jaylen Waddle (knee) is doubtful, and Tyreek Hill (wrist/personal/rest) is questionable. Waddle did not practice all week, and Hill was downgraded to limited Friday after full participation Thursday. Hill did not practice Wednesday.
Receiver Dee Eskridge (knee) is doubtful.
Thus, Malik Washington and River Cracraft are the only wideouts on the 53-player roster who aren’t on the injury report.
The Dolphins ruled out long snapper Blake Ferguson (illness).
Left tackle Terron Armstead (knee), right tackle Kendall Lamm (back), linebacker Bradley Chubb (knee) and linebacker Cameron Goode (knee) are questionable.
Tua Tagovailoa is set to start for the Dolphins in Sunday’s home game against the 49ers, but the quarterback is likely to be without one of his top targets.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said that wide receiver Jaylen Waddle is doubtful to play this weekend. Waddle has been out of practice this week because of a knee injury.
Wide receiver Dee Eskridge is also dealing with a knee injury and has the same designation. Tyreek Hill, Malik Washington, and River Cracraft are the other wideouts on the 53-man roster.
Tagovailoa was limited in practice this week due to a hip injury, but McDaniel said he is good to go for Sunday.
Left tackle Terron Armstead (knee) and right tackle Kendall Lamm (back) are both considered questionable, so Tagovailoa may be short on protection along with receivers.
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill’s social media post Wednesday began a debate about what he meant.
“It’s time for me to go coach,” Hill wrote, without punctuation.
Was he telling Mike McDaniel it’s time for Hill to leave Miami? Did he mean it’s time for Hill to become more involved in the offense?
It turns out the post didn’t need punctuation, with Hill intended it to mean exactly as it reads.
Hill said Thursday that after Teddy Bridgewater won a state high school championship in Florida as a head coach and former NFL player Michael Vick was hired as the head coach at Norfolk State that he wants to coach when his playing career is finished.
“What I meant was, when I say it’s time for me to go coach, meaning that when you see guys like Teddy Bridgewater, you see guys like Michael Vick getting his head coaching job, it’s like, bro, I want to be a coach also when I’m done playing,’' Hill said, via Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post. “You know what I’m saying? So that’s all I meant by it.”
Hill made it clear he is not retiring, and he does not want a trade.
“I didn’t mean by I want to get traded or I want to leave Miami,” Hill said. “I’m in a great situation here. I love the guys here. I love this organization. They obviously changed me and my family’s life, you know what I’m saying, forever. So I’m in a great spot, man. I’m happy. I wish we were playing better ball, but at the end of the day, like I feel like when I tweet something, it’s not always about football.
“It’s about, you know, seeing these other guys, you know, succeed in other areas like Deion Sanders and stuff like that. So I was just shooting my shot. I really had Michael Vick like, ‘Hey, it’s time for me to go coach with Vick,’ you know what I’m saying?”
Reporting emerged earlier on Thursday noting that 49ers running back Isaac Guerendo is unlikely to play in Sunday’s game against the Dolphins due to a hamstring injury.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that reporting during a Thursday interview with KNBR.
“I haven’t talked to the trainers yet to officially rule him out, but it’s been a long shot all week, and I’m sure that’ll most likely be the case tomorrow,” Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com.
That puts Patrick Taylor in line to start at running back for the 49ers, who have also seen Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason go down at the position in recent weeks.
Guerendo officially did not participate in Thursday’s practice.
Defensive end Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) was downgraded to a non-participant on Thursday after he was limited on Wednesday.
Offensive tackle Trent Williams (ankle) and Malik Collins (illness) remained out of practice.
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw (Achilles, knee), offensive lineman Jaylon Moore (hip), safety Malik Mustapha (chest), and offensive lineman Nick Zakelj (illness) remained limited.
Safety Talanoa Hufanga (wrist), linebacker Dee Winters (neck), offensive lineman Aaron Banks (elbow), safety Ji’Ayir Brown (groin), and linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (knee) remained full.
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remained limited on Miami’s Thursday injury report with a hip issue.
It’s currently unclear whether or not Tagovailoa could be sidelined for Sunday’s game against the 49ers, but he has now been limited for Miami’s first two practices this week.
Receiver Jaylen Waddle (knee) remained sidelined for Thursday’s practice after he didn’t participate on Wednesday. Offensive tackle Terron Armstead (knee), receiver Dee Eskridge (knee), and long snapper Jake Ferguson (non-football illness) also remained non-participants.
Offensive tackle Kendall Lamm (back) was upgraded to limited after he didn’t practice on Wednesday.
Linebacker Bradley Chubb (knee) and fullback Alec Ingold (ankle) remained limited.
Receiver Tyreek Hill (wrist/rest) was upgraded to full, as was defensive tackle Calais Campbell (rest) and safety Jordan Poyer (rest).
Running back De’Von Achane (groin) and linebacker Cameron Goode (knee) were both full.
The 49ers have gotten used to being shorthanded at running back this season and it looks like they’ll be down another one in Miami on Sunday.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Isaac Guerendo is unlikely to play against the Dolphins. Guerendo did not practice on Wednesday after suffering a foot injury in Week 14 and hurting his hamstring last Sunday.
Guerendo was the lead back in the wake of the season-ending injuries suffered by Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason in recent weeks. He ran 31 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns and caught six passes for 68 yards in his two starts.
Patrick Taylor and Israel Abanikanda are the other backs on the 53-man roster. They also have Ke’Shawn Vaughn on the practice squad.
The Dolphins designated edge rusher Bradley Chubb for return a little more than two weeks ago, but he has not been added to the active roster yet.
On Wednesday, head coach Mike McDaniel said at his press conference that it’s a “complicated” answer to the question of whether the Dolphins might decide that it doesn’t make sense for Chubb to return to action this year. Chubb tore his ACL late last season and the Dolphins’ already slim playoff hopes might be totally gone by the time Week 16 is over.
Defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver shed some more light on where things stand with the veteran when he spoke to reporters on Thursday.
“Chubb looks like a guy who is trying to work himself back to where he used to be,” Weaver said, via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. “He flashes but you don’t want to touch that field until you know you’re your best self. When he plays, he will be ready to go . . . He’s getting to that point.”
If the Dolphins don’t activate Chubb in time to face the 49ers on Sunday, they’ll face a deadline next week to decide if Chubb’s best self is going to make an appearance at all this season.
When asked earlier this week about possibly adding receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the roster, Rams coach Sean McVay said, “That’s something we’ve not talked about yet.”
And so, when McVay met with reporters on Wednesday, he was asked whether the discussion has occurred. The answer this time was more definitive.
“No, we haven’t talked about it,” McVay said. “I love Odell. It’s not something that I think is something that we’re looking at right now.”
Beckham spent part of 2021 with the Rams. Even though he arrived with a torn ACL, he played with it until the knee gave out during the first half of Super Bowl LVI. At the time he left, Beckham was having the kind of game that could have propelled him to Super Bowl MVP.
Beckham didn’t play at all in 2022. He spent 2023 with the Ravens. Last week, the Dolphins released him. On Monday, Beckham cleared waivers.
He reportedly has a short list of teams he’d play for. However, no reports linking him to any specific franchise have emerged.
That doesn’t mean it won’t happen. There’s value in taking the Daniel Jones approach — join a practice squad, stay involved, and wait to see if an injury with a contending team opens the door for a chance to play in the postseason.
Beckham can sign with any team, at any time. He could wait until the Super Bowl teams are known, and sign with one of them. Still, the absence of any indication that anyone is trying to sign him could be regarded as proof that it’s not going to happen.
If not, the question becomes whether there will be interest in 2025. There’s a chance that, nearly 11 years after entering the league as a first-round draft pick, the door is closed for all 32 teams.
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has avoided suffering a concussion since returning from the Week 2 injury that caused him to miss four games. He has another injury, however.
Tua was limited in Wednesday practice with a hip injury.
The injury report doesn’t specify whether it’s the right hip or the left. Five years ago, he suffered a dislocated right hip at Alabama, ending his final college season.
It’s the first time Tua has shown up on the injury report since returning from his concussion.
Not practicing on Wednesday were tackle Terron Armstead (knee), defensive tackle Calais Campbell (rest), receiver D’Wayne Eskridge (knee), long snapper Blake Ferguson (illness), receiver Tyreek Hill (wrist, rest), tackle Kendall Lamm (back), safety Jordan Poyer (rest), and receiver Jaylen Waddle (knee).
Limited in practice were linebacker Bradley Chubb (knee) and fullback Alec Ingold (ankle). Running back Devon Achane (groin) and linebacker Cameron Goode (knee) fully participated.
The 6-8 Dolphins host the 6-8 49ers on Sunday.
