49ers' Dominick Puni: Expected to miss multiple weeks
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Puni suffered a possible PCL injury in Saturday's preseason game against the Raiders and is expected to miss a few weeks, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that Puni will have a chance to be ready for the Niners' Week 1 game against the Seahawks, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports. Starting left guard Ben Bartch is already sidelined with an elbow injury, so San Francisco's offensive line depth is already getting thin.
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49ers' Dominick Puni: Won't return Saturday
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Puni has been ruled out for the rest of Saturday's preseason game against the Raiders due to a knee injury, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Puni appeared to suffer the injury while blocking on a 30-yard field-goal attempt by Jake Moody early in the first quarter, and the offensive guard will undergo further tests to determine the severity of the injury. Drew Moss, Nick Zakelj and Connor Colby are candidates to see increased work on the offensive line due to Puni's injury.
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49ers' Dominick Puni: Good to go against Buffalo
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Puni (shoulder) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Bills.
Puni underwent an MRI for a shoulder injury he likely picked up in Week 12 against the Packers. The injury doesn't appear to be overly concerning, and after logging a full practice Friday, Puni is set to start at right guard Sunday.
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49ers' Dominick Puni: Locked in as starting RG
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Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that it would be difficult to take away the starting right guard spot from Puni as the regular season approaches, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Puni was selected by San Francisco in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The rookie out of Kansas is currently slated as the No. 3 right guard on the 49ers' unofficial depth chart behind Spencer Burford and Jon Feliciano. However, with the endorsement of Shanahan, it appears the starting job is Puni's to lose.
