The San Francisco 49ers have had some horrendous injury luck to start their 2025 season, with quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle both suffering injuries in Week 1, which will significantly impact their offensive performance until they return.

Unfortunately, this trend has continued for San Francisco, as they’ve placed starting left guard Ben Bartch on injured reserve after he suffered an ankle injury during the team’s Week 2 win over the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on Sunday.

Bartch, 27, spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who took him in the fourth round (No. 116 overall) of the 2020 NFL draft after he was All-MIAC twice at Saint John’s (MN). He signed with the 49ers in 2023 and appeared in eight games for the team in

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