The San Francisco 49ers announced they elevated cornerback Eli Apple from the practice squad ahead of their Week 4 contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.

Apple, 30, is making his first appearance of the season for the 49ers. He had joined the team back in July during training camp amid numbers issues in the cornerback room. He was subsequently released on August 7th, but returned to the team’s practice squad after cutdown day.

San Francisco is dealing with a neck injury to starting cornerback Renardo Green. The second-year defensive back was limited on both Wednesday and Thursday, but did not practice on Friday, and was considered questionable heading into the weekend.

Green had suffered an injury in San Francisco’s 16-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals las

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