Achilles tear, age 33, unlikely to be available week one vs. Rams
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Tore his Achilles very late last season at age 33; the source is concerned about week one availability given the late timing of the injury, the 49ers playing the Rams in week one in Australia, and the long flight. The source expects him to be on the PUP list rather than available week one, or at best a part-time player. Videos from Tight End University show him moving carefully and protectively, which is appropriate given the fresh surgery, but the source does not expect him to be fully available early in the season.
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The number is about when he tore his Achilles very late last year. The fact that he's 33 years old and the fact that the Rams and the 49ers are going to play in week one in Australia, I'm not getting on a big one on a, what? How long is the flight? If I have a torn Achilles in that first game I'm going to play is in Australia coming off a season ending injury. That is not happening.
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- Tore his Achilles very late last season at age 33; the source is concerned about week one availability given the late timing of the injury, the 49ers playing the Rams in week one in Australia, and the long flight. The source expects him to be on the PUP list rather than available week one, or at best a part-time player. Videos from Tight End University show him moving carefully and protectively, which is appropriate given the fresh surgery, but the source does not expect him to be fully available early in the season.
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