49ers' WR Emmanuel Sanders Exits Game with Rib Injury

Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has exited the game with an apparent rib injury.
49ers' WR Emmanuel Sanders Exits Game with Rib Injury
49ers' WR Emmanuel Sanders Exits Game with Rib Injury /

49ers' wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has exited the game and gone into the locker room with an apparent rib injury. The injury doesn't appear to have occurred on a contact play. Sanders was seen grabbing his chest area as he ran a route.

Whether he will return to the game or not is up in the air. If he is not able, that will be a blow to the 49ers' offense as Sanders was putting defenders on skates with two catches for 24 yards.

The 49ers are already without star tight end George Kittle, so the receiving options for Jimmy Garoppolo are starting to dwindle down. That means the back end of the depth chart of the wideouts must fill for Sanders.

Kendrick Bourne has stepped up in a big way as well as rookie Deebo Samuel. Stay tuned for updates on the severity and status of Sanders as the game progresses.


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JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.