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.
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.
Cornerback Ambry Thomas will not be joining the Colts.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Indianapolis failed Thomas on his physical on Thursday. The club claimed his previous forearm injury is not completely healed.
But San Francisco cleared Thomas over a month ago before waiving him off of injured reserve this week.
“Ambry feels good and is ready to play,” Thomas’ agent Drew Rosenhaus said, via Schefter. “My prediction is he will pass his next physical.”
Thomas suffered a broken forearm during this year’s preseason.
A third-round pick in 2021, Thomas has appeared in 42 games with 11 starts. He’s recorded 12 passes defensed with two interceptions.
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.
49ers receiver Deebo Samuel has seen his production drop in 2024, averaging a career-low 43.8 receiving yards per game.
But from a big-picture perspective, head coach Kyle Shanahan said during his Wednesday press conference that Samuel is still plenty capable of making plays.
“I don’t think Deebo’s slowed down,” Shanahan said. “I think he got banged up earlier in the year. I thought he had an awesome training camp to where I’d say he didn’t slow down at all. We were real excited going into the year and I want to say it was Week 2 he got hurt in. I think Week 2 versus Minnesota, he had over 100 yards and then we didn’t get him versus the Rams. I don’t know if he missed two games or one, but it set him back for a few weeks and then when he came back he had pneumonia, he had a rib thing. I think that set him off for like a month where he couldn’t practice as much. When you build up a bunch in camp and then you miss a lot of time in practice it is hard to maintain that stuff.
“But by no means do I think he’s lost it or anything. Then his looks haven’t been quite as good this year, just like for everybody. When the 10 guys around you aren’t doing quite as good, whether it’s him, whether it’s the quarterback, whether it’s O-Line, you’re not going to do as good as you did the year before.”
Samuel has caught 43 passes for 569 yards with one touchdown this season while also taking 34 carries for 95 yards with a TD. We’ll see if Samuel can up his production through the last three weeks of the season.
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.
The Colts claimed cornerback Ambry Thomas off waivers Wednesday, the team announced.
The 49ers cut Thomas from injured reserve Tuesday.
He fractured his right forearm in training camp in August and has yet to play in 2024.
A 2021 third-round pick out of Michigan, Thomas has 11 starts in 42 games over his first three NFL seasons. He has totaled two interceptions and 12 pass breakups.
Thomas has played 855 defensive snaps in his career, seeing 49 percent of the team’s defensive snaps in the 15 games he played last season.
The Colts were in need of depth behind Samuel Womack and Jaylon Jones. Cornerback JuJu Brents was designated for return from injured reserve, so he also could help.
