The San Francisco 49ers have been battling wide receiver injuries since the summer, and things haven’t improved heading into Week 5. Jauan Jennings, once expected to be back by the season opener after a calf issue, remains sidelined, and the team also ruled out rookie Ricky Pearsall with knee and rib problems.
Kyle Shanahan had previously expressed confidence that Jennings would be ready, but setbacks have left the passing attack thin and forced the 49ers to continue leaning on depth pieces. It’s yet another chapter in what has been a season-long struggle to keep their wide receiver room healthy.
According to Ari Meirov on X, the 49ers will line up against the Rams on Thursday Night Football with a short-handed group : Demarcus Robinson, Kendrick Bourne, Marquez Valdes-Scantling,