Evans (Achilles) is questionable to return to Monday night's game against the Commanders, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Evans limped to the locker room late in the second quarter and was grabbing at his right Achilles. He missed practice all week leading up to Monday night's game with Achilles soreness and a ribs injury, and it was apparent during the game that he wasn't close to 100 percent health. He still managed to catch three passes for 94 yards on five targets before heading to the locker room. It would be a shock if Evans returns against Washington, considering the 20-3 halftime lead and Evans' importance for the Niners moving forward this season. Jordan Watkins, Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing and Malik Turner could close this one out at wideout against Washington.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Heads to locker room Monday
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Evans headed to the locker room in the second quarter of Monday night's game against the Commanders with an apparent Achilles injury, Harrison Rich of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
With Evans already having entered Monday's game managing ribs and Achilles issues, his exit is notable considering he didn't look anywhere close to 100 percent with the ball in his hands Monday. Late in the second quarter, Evans made a tumbling 16-yard grab in the red zone and immediately grabbed at his ailing Achilles. He got up and gingerly walked straight to the locker room with the training staff. If Evans is unable to return, Jordan Watkins, Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing and Malik Turner will be the remaining healthy wideouts for San Francisco.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Active for Monday's game
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Evans (ribs/Achilles) is listed as active Monday against the Commanders, Brooke Evans of the 49ers' official site reports.
Evans has been playing through strained ribs the last two games, but he wasn't able to practice during Week 6 prep due to what head coach Kyle Shanahan has termed Achilles soreness. Instead, Evans got some occasional work on the side in advance of this contest, but the lack of on-field work won't impact his ability to suit up Monday. Evans will continue to lead a 49ers receiving corps that also includes healthy members Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing, Jordan Watkins and Malik Turner.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Shaping up as game-time call Monday
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Evans (ribs/Achilles), who is listed as questionable for Monday's contest against the Commanders, is viewed as a game-time decision, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Evans had already been playing through fractured and strained ribs since the 49ers' Week 3 win over the Cardinals, and he's now nursing an Achilles issue coming out of the team's Week 5 victory over the Seahawks. The two injuries kept him from practicing throughout the week, with the veteran wideout instead being limited to individual conditioning off to the side during those sessions. The 49ers saw enough from Evans to keep the door open for him to play Monday, but his status looks like it could come down to how he looks during a pregame workout. San Francisco will make a call on Evans' status one way or the other when the team releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Questionable for MNF
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Evans (ribs) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against Washington, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.
Evans worked to the side during each of the 49ers' last two practices while nursing injuries to his ribs and Achilles. That was enough for him to draw the questionable tag for MNF, and there's also a chance that Christian Kirk (calf) will be activated from injured reserve before the game, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. Deebo Samuel (hamstring) has already been ruled out, so Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing, Jordan Watkins and tight end George Kittle would all carry heaver workloads in the passing game if Evans joins Samuel on the sidelines for Week 6.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Still limited to side work
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Evans (ribs/Achilles) was working off to the side during the opening portion of Saturday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Evans been working to side for each of the 49ers' last two practices while recovering from rib and Achilles injuries, the latter of which is a new issue for the veteran wide receiver. The 49ers will announce injury designations following Saturday's practice, at which point Evans' status for Monday night's game against the Commanders will be more clear. Deebo Samuel (hamstring) has already been ruled out, so if Evans is also sidelined, then the 49ers' top wideouts would be Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing and Jordan Watkins.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Sits out Friday's practice
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Evans (ribs/Achilles) was a non-participant at Friday's practice, Harrison Rich of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Evans was spotted working on the side at the start of Friday's session, but with no activity for a second day in a row, he now has just one more chance to mix into drills Saturday before the 49ers potentially tag him with a designation ahead of Monday's game against the Commanders. There's more cause for concern this week due to the 49ers adding 'Achilles' next to his name on the injury report, and head coach Kyle Shanahan has termed the new issue "soreness," according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Works on side Friday
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Evans (ribs/Achilles) was working on the side during the open portion of Friday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
In addition to Evans' existing rib injury, the 49ers tacked on Achilles on Thursday, calling Evans a non-participant with head coach Kyle Shanahan terming it soreness, per Wagoner. It's unclear if Evans will do enough Friday to warrant an upgrade to limited, but the team's ensuing practice report will reveal as much.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Won't practice Thursday
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Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Evans won't practice Thursday due to rib and Achilles injuries, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Evans has been tending to strained ribs since a Week 3 matchup with the Cardinals, playing through it the last two contests to the tune of a 12-189-1 line on 18 targets during that stretch. Shanahan attributes Thursday's absence to not only that, but what he calls Achilles soreness, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. The mere mention of Achilles can be concerning, but in the end, the situation will be monitored to see if Evans' status for Monday's game against the Commanders is at all threatened.
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49ers' Mike Evans: First 100-yard receiving game with SF
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Evans caught seven of 10 targets for 113 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 32-29 win over the Seahawks. He also caught a successful two-point conversion.
Evans opened the scoring with a two-yard touchdown catch, one play after a drive-extending 13-yard reception on third-and-7. He continues to work as the leader of San Francisco's banged-up passing game, which lost Deebo Samuel (hamstring) in the third quarter. George Kittle, who was playing through an illness, finished a distant second on the team with 24 receiving yards. Evans' two-point conversion extended San Francisco's lead to three points with 11:02 left in the fourth quarter, and both teams tacked on a field goal from there as the 49ers improved to 5-0 heading into a Week 6 home game against the Commanders on MNF.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Cleared for Week 5
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Evans (ribs) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Seahawks, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Evans practiced on a limited basis Wednesday before sitting out Thursday's session, but with him cleared of any injury tag for Week 5 it appears he was simply held out for maintenance purposes. It's unclear just how close Evans is to 100 percent, but he will be out there for his team's key Week 5 matchup with its NFC West rival.
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49ers' Mike Evans: In uniform for Friday's practice
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Evans (ribs) was suited up and preparing to take part at the beginning of Friday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
After being limited Wednesday and getting the day off Thursday, Evans appears as if he'll mix into his second session of the week as he guts through a rib injury that he sustained during a Week 3 win against the Cardinals. Friday's practice report will reveal if he has a game designation ahead of Sunday's road matchup with the Seahawks.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Officially DNP on Thursday
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Evans (ribs) didn't practice Thursday, but he was able to run on a side field during the open portion of the session, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
While Evans officially downgraded from Wednesday's limited session as he tends to a lingering rib injury, he was upbeat as he talked with reporters at his locker afterward. Friday's practice report will give a sense of his odds to suit up Sunday at Seattle, but his DNP on Thursday should be taken with a grain of salt considering he doesn't need many, if any, on-field reps to be available on game days.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Limited at Wednesday's practice
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Evans (ribs) was listed as a limited participant for Wednesday's practice, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
With Evans managing the rib issue well enough to practice in a limited capacity after playing through it last Sunday, his status appears to be trending in the right direction ahead of the Niners' Week 5 date with the Seahawks. Evans has been dinged up seemingly all season already but has been productive through it all, catching 17 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns on 24 targets.
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49ers' Mike Evans: To be limited Wednesday
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Coach Kyle Shanahan said Evans (ribs) is expected to be limited at Wednesday's practice, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Evans was able to gut through strained ribs this past Sunday against the Broncos, logging a 59 percent snap share and hauling in five of eight targets for 76 yards. He likely will endure practice restrictions for as long as he's dealing with the injury, but at this point there's no indication that his availability for a Week 5 matchup at Seattle is in question.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Productive despite injury Sunday
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Evans brought in five of eight targets for 76 yards in the 49ers' 24-14 win over the Broncos on Sunday.
Despite playing through a rib injury, Evans tied for the team lead in receptions while also setting the pace in receiving yards and targets for the 49ers on the afternoon. The veteran wideout's totals in the latter pair of categories were also new season highs, and having presumably made it through the game without setbacks, Evans has a bright fantasy outlook overall heading into a tough Week 5 road showdown against the Seahawks next Sunday.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Cleared to play Week 4
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Evans (ribs) is active for Sunday's game against the Broncos.
Evans managed just one limited practice this week after exiting the 49ers' Week 3 win over the Cardinals due to an injury that's been characterized as both fractured ribs and a rib strain, but he'll attempt to play through any discomfort this Sunday. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports noted earlier Sunday that Evans will be wearing a protective covering over his ribs, and assuming his injury doesn't worsen during the contest, the wideout will be slated to play his normal allotment of snaps.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Set to play with protection for ribs
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Evans remains listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Denver but is slated to play with a protective covering over his fractured and strained ribs, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports.
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan had labeled Evans as a game-time decision for the Week 4 contest following Friday's practice, during which the veteran wideout was a limited participant after sitting out the first two sessions of the week entirely. Though he'll likely have to play through discomfort Sunday, Evans isn't expected to face any restrictions with his playing time unless the injury worsens as the contest unfolds.
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49ers' Mike Evans: May suit up Sunday
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Evans (ribs) has said "he'll do his best to be out there" Sunday against the Broncos, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Evans exited in the second quarter of last Sunday's win versus the Cardinals after taking a big hit from Arizona safety Budda Baker and wasn't able to return. Evans then managed just one limited practice Friday before being listed as questionable for Week 4 action. Head coach Kyle Shanahan told Vic Tafur of The Athletic at the end of the week that Evans was lining up to be a game-time decision, and a pregame workout ultimately may determine his availability ahead of a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.
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49ers' Mike Evans: Game-time decision incoming
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Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Evans (ribs) will be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest against the Broncos, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports.
Officially, Evans is listed as questionable for Week 4 after failing to practice Wednesday and Thursday, per Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News. Evans is nursing a strained rib, and with a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff incoming Sunday, there will be fewer options to pivot to for fantasy purposes if he ends up inactive. Currently, Deebo Samuel, Brandin Cooks, Jacob Cowing and Jordan Watkins are the healthy wide receivers on the 49ers' active roster.
