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49ers rookie defensive lineman Lawrence Okoye may have played his last 2013 preseason game on Sunday. The British Olympian played eight snaps, and on his final snap he suffered a knee injury and had to leave the game. According to media reports, Okoye was seen on crutches at the facility today, although last night he apparently did not think the injury was serious.
According to the media, Okoye would not be able to play on Thursday. Although it does not necessarily mark the end of the road for Okoye, it's a potentially disappointing close to this preseason. He still has a lot to learn about football technique, but in his third game, he managed to get on the stat sheet with a quarterback pressure. It came on what looked like a busted screen play. The offensive lineman moved out of the way to go out and block, and Okoye came untouched at the quarterback.
Nonetheless it still gets him on the stat sheet! He also might actually get credit for an assisted tackle on one play in which a running back ran into another guy and Okoye ended up involved in the tackle. He still struggled at times with leverage, but he showed off some strength, and gave us more positives.
The 49ers have to cut down to 75 players by 1 pm PT on Tuesday, and with this injury, the 49ers might decide to include Okoye in those cuts. The team has several players they are likely still assessing, and every roster spot can help. Okoye could still end up on the practice squad if he goes unclaimed on waivers, which seems like a strong possibility.
The question then will be if the 49ers are convinced he is far enough along, and has the ceiling worth spending one of only eight practice squad spots. It will be interesting to see how they decide to proceed with Okoye.
Below you can find the San Francisco 49ers' roster and the latest moves they are making to trim it down to 75 players before Tuesday's 1 p.m. PT deadline.
| QB Colin Kaepernick QB Colt McCoy QB B.J. Daniels QB Seneca Wallace RB Frank Gore RB Kendall Hunter RB LaMichael James RB Jewel Hampton RB Marcus Lattimore FB Bruce Miller FB Anthony Dixon WR Anquan Boldin WR Marlon Moore WR Quinton Patton WR Kyle Williams WR Jon Baldwin WR Austin Collie WR Lavelle Hawkins WR Chad Hall WR Kassim Osgood WR Chuck Jacobs WR Michael Crabtree WR Mario Manningham |
TE Vernon Davis TE Vance McDonald TE Garrett Celek TE MarQueis Gray OT Joe Staley OT Anthony Davis OT Carter Bykowski OT Kenny Wiggins OT Patrick Omameh OT Luke Marquardt OG Alex Boone OG Mike Iupati OG Adam Snyder OG Joe Looney OG Wayne Tribue C Jonathan Goodwin C Daniel Kilgore |
DL Justin Smith DL Ray McDonald DL Ian Williams DL Glenn Dorsey DL Will Tukuafu DL Cornellius Darradine DL Quinton Dial DL Demarcus Dobbs DL Tony Jerod-Eddie DL Lawrence Okoye DL Lamar Divens DL Mike Purcell LB Patrick Willis LB NaVorro Bowman LB Michael Wilhoite LB Nick Moody LB Nate Stupar LB Travis Johnson LB Aldon Smith LB Ahmad Brooks LB Corey Lemonier LB Dan Skuta LB Cam Johnson |
CB Carlos Rogers CB Tarell Brown CB Chris Culliver CB Tramaine Brock CB Nnamdi Asomugha CB Perrish Cox CB Marcus Cooper CB Darryl Morris CB Eric Wright S Donte Whitner S Craig Dahl S Eric Reid S C.J. Spillman S Trenton Robinson S Darcel McBath S Raymond Ventrone S Michael Thomas K Phil Dawson P Andy Lee LS Brian Jennings LS Kevin McDermott |
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