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49ers LB Tatum Bethune to miss postseason with a groin injury
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that linebacker Tatum Bethune will miss the entire postseason due to the groin injury he suffered in Saturday night’s loss to the Seahawks. Bethune may need surgery, but Shanahan said that no decision has been made on that front.
Bethune started in eight of his 14 appearances this season. He had 94 tackles, four tackles for loss and a sack in those contests.
The 49ers have left the door open for Fred Warner to return later in the postseason, but he likely won’t be ready to face the Eagles this week. They’re also evaluating injuries to Dee Winters and Luke Gifford, which leaves Eric Kendricks, Garret Wallow, and Curtis Robinson as the current healthy linebackers for the Niners.
49ers linebackers reeling with injuries, Fred Warner not yet ready to return
Fred Warner could be nearing a return, but the 49ers could be in dire straits at linebacker in their playoff opener. Nathan Ray Seebeck / Imagn Images
The San Francisco 49ers’ linebackers room took a major hit in Saturday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, with Tatum Bethune out for the rest of the year with a torn groin and Dee Winters (ankle) and Luke Gifford (quadriceps) iffy for Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the run-heavy offense of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kyle Shanahan said it’s possible Fred Warner, who had surgery on his ankle in October, returns from injured reserve this month, but the coach added that the 49ers would have to win a couple of playoff games for that to happen.
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The San Francisco 49ers will be down to their fourth different middle linebacker Sunday when they visit the Philadelphia Eagles for their wild card playoff showdown.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday in a conference call told reporters linebacker Tatum Bethune is out for the season with a groin injury he sustained in the team's Week 18 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Veteran LB Eric Kendricks is expected to start in his place per ESPN's Nick Wagoner.
Kendricks was added ahead of the 49ers' bye week and saw action as the third LB against Seattle. Now he'll be the fourth different starting MLB for San Francisco this season after Fred Warner and Tatum Bethune went down with injuries. Curtis Robinson also held that spot down, but he's been a healthy scratch the last two weeks after struggling to man the middle of the 49ers' front seven.
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