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The San Francisco 49ers had Christmas off, but the team released an estimated practice participation report. Since the 49ers played on Saturday, they were able to get in plenty of work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, before taking Christmas off. They will return on Friday with their final practice session of the season.
Nothing changed in the report, with Alex Boone and Perrish Cox estimated as DNP's for practice. I suspect Boone plays and Cox does not, but we will find out more when the 49ers release their final injury report on Friday. Jim Harbaugh will speak to the media, so he'll get a chance to potentially clarify things.
I figure Boone will play, but if not, the question becomes who replaces him. Joe Looney has been the primary utility interior lineman, but the team deactivated him last week. He got the start at center the week before due to Marcus Martin's knee injury. It was a tall order getting his first start at center in Seattle, and he struggled. Greg Roman acknowledged this last week, and then he was inactive on Sunday.
Is the team prepared to move on from Looney sooner rather than later? They'll have Daniel Kilgore back in 2015 to compete with Marcus Martin at center, and Dillon Farrell has flexibility across the line. And let's not forget Brandon Thomas returning from ACL surgery. Could Looney be the odd man out this time next year? My guess is he sticks with the team through the offseason program and will compete in training camp. However, I could very well see him as one of the roster cuts at the end of training camp. He has not really emerged as a decent starting option at this point, so they might as well look for other reserve options.
49ers injury report
Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
Alex Boone | OG | knee | DNP | DNP | ||
Tramaine Brock | CB | hamstring | Limited | Limited | ||
Ahmad Brooks | OLB | thumb | Limited | Limited | ||
Perrish Cox | CB | shoulder | DNP | DNP | ||
Michael Crabtree | WR | knee | Full | Full | ||
Chris Culliver | CB | knee | Limited | Limited | ||
Bruce Ellington | WR | hamstring | Limited | Limited | ||
Carlos Hyde | RB | ankle | DNP | DNP | ||
Stevie Johnson | WR | knee | DNP | DNP | ||
Brandon Lloyd | WR | groin | Full | Full | ||
Marcus Martin | C | illness | DNP | Limited | ||
Eric Reid | S | concussion | DNP | DNP | ||
Justin Smith | DT | back | DNP | DNP | ||
Raymond Ventrone | S | groin | DNP | DNP |
Cardinals injury report
Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
Lorenzo Alexander | LB | knee | Limited | Full | ||
Jaron Brown | WR | foot | Limited | Limited | ||
Deone Bucannon | S | knee | DNP | Limited | ||
Calais Campbell | DE | hip | Limited | Limited | ||
John Carlson | TE | calf | DNP | Limited | ||
Jonathan Cooper | OG | wrist | Limited | Limited | ||
Larry Fitzgerald | WR | knee | Full | Limited | ||
Larry Foote | LB | knee | DNP | DNP | ||
Rashad Johnson | S | ankle | Limited | Full | ||
Ted Larsen | G | shoulder | Limited | Full | ||
Tyrann Mathieu | S | thumb | Full | Full | ||
Matt Shaughnessy | LB | shoulder | Limited | Full | ||
Drew Stanton | QB | knee | DNP | DNP | ||
Dan Williams | DT | foot | -- | DNP |
STATUS DEFINITIONS:
BOLD-Indicates change in status
Out - player definitely will not play
Doubtful - at least 75% chance player will not play
Questionable - 50-50 chance player will not play
Probable - virtual certainty player will be available for normal duty