Defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos aren’t expected to go on Injured Reserve with knee injuries as the 49ers approach Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline.
Leonard Floyd catches a breather during San Francisco 49ers practice, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. SANTA CLARA — Defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos are not expected to open their initial seasons with the 49ers on the Injured Reserve list, despite knee injuries
Options on the roster include Robert Beal Jr., Alex Barrett, Jonathan Garvin and Sam Okuayinonu. Gross-Matos and Beal have been the immediate backups to Bosa and Floyd all camp. Gross-Matos and Floyd got hurt in a three-snap, first-quarter span during Friday’s 24-24, preseason-closing tie with the Raiders.Up-and-coming linebacker Dee Winters sustained an ankle injury while playing 23 defensive snaps and 10 more on special teams Friday night.
Shanahan said of where the 49ers are struggling with roster decisions: “It’s just connecting all the positions. You have the unknowns with BA and Trent right now, and we have a lot of good competition at a number of positions, whether we go light or heavy at certain players. I definitely don’t want to get into specifics, because that is what all 32 teams are doing right now — watching everyone’s rosters, listening to everything and figuring out which guy they can get.
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