SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive finish Nick Bosa is not going to return Sunday’s sport towards the Arizona Cardinals after struggling a knee harm late within the first quarter.
On the play, Bosa was dashing Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray from the left aspect and engaged with left sort out Kelvin Beachum when Cardinals guard Evan Brown came visiting for the double-team.
Bosa’s knee appeared to bend awkwardly as he went to the bottom, and Murray’s move fell incomplete. Bosa walked slowly to the sideline, the place the Niners’ coaching workers started engaged on him as he laid on his again.
After a couple of moments, Bosa walked to the blue medical tent, the place he remained for about 5 minutes earlier than rising. He spent the following couple of minutes performing some stretching and excessive knees however finally made his approach to the locker room.
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Bosa was noticed giving a thumbs down as he ambled to the locker room. The workforce dominated out a possible return earlier than the beginning of the third quarter after Bosa was initially listed as questionable to come back again.
San Francisco has once more been hit onerous by accidents within the opening weeks of the season and had been already taking part in Sunday with out tight finish George Kittle (hamstring), quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) and receiver Jauan Jennings (shoulder, ankle), amongst others.
By way of the primary two weeks, Bosa had delivered in key moments, posting two sacks, eight pressures, 15 tackles, a 21.9% move rush win price (fifteenth amongst ends) and a 38% run cease win price.
Bosa wasn’t the one Niners defensive finish to depart within the first half, with rookie Mykel Williams additionally heading to the locker room due to a wrist harm. However Williams returned to the sport simply earlier than the top of the primary half. Williams, Bryce Huff, Yetur Gross-Matos and Sam Okuayinonu are the remaining defensive finish choices behind Bosa.
