2 min read • August 24, 2020
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49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk grabbed at the back of his thigh at the end of the deep routes section of practice and likely suffered a hamstring strain. The severity is not known but there is a chance it could impact him at the beginning of the season and he could miss time. The 49ers receiving corps is already depleted with Deebo Samuel coming off Jones fracture and will likely start season on PUP list. Second year receiver Jalen Hurd has yet to play an NFL game and will miss this year with a torn ACL while depth wideout Richie James has been out since June with a wrist fracture. James is still on the PUP list and is likely to miss the first week at least. The combination of injuries at this position may force San Francisco's hand with Samuel. It has long been my impression that they don't want to push him to avoid the chance of a second surgery. In a perfect world, we believe the 49ers would bring him off the PUP list midseason due to the slow healing nature of the fracture but at that point they may no longer have that luxury.
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