The Broncos are set to look at a potential addition to their wide receiver group on Tuesday.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that they will have Jamari Thrash in for a workout. Thrash was waived off of the Browns’ injured reserve list last month.
Denver saw Pat Bryant go down with an ankle injury in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers and he is expected to miss some time, which may be the impetus for the meeting with Thrash.
Thrash was a 2024 fifth-round pick in Cleveland. He had 13 catches for 129 yards in 18 games for the team over the last two seasons.
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The Chargers won’t have left tackle Rashawn Slater for “some time,” coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday.
Harbaugh confirmed Slater has a high-ankle sprain in his right foot.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Slater is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, making the two-time Pro Bowler an injured- reserve candidate. Harbaugh, though, said the Chargers are still evaluating the prospect of IR.
Slater missed all of the 2025 season with a torn patellar tendon and a torn biceps took him out of most of the 2022 season.
Right tackle Joe Alt is still undergoing evaluation of a neck injury, Harbaugh said.
If Alt can play, the Chargers could move him to left tackle and have rookie Travis Burke play right tackle.
Safety Derwin James (hamstring) is week-to-week, and wide receiver Ladd McConkey (foot) and cornerback Donte Jackson (hamstring) are day to day.
Tight end Charlie Kolar (forearm), defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (hamstring), wide receiver Brenen Thompson and left guard Kayode Awosika (fibula) are making good progress.
The Broncos had a pair of players leave Sunday’s loss to the 49ers with ankle injuries, but early word on both is that they avoided serious injuries.
According to multiple reports, wide receiver Pat Bryant suffered a sprained ankle when he went down in the second half. Bryant is expected to miss a few weeks with the injury, but should be back to contribute to the team.
Cornerback Pat Surtain II had the other ankle injury and reports are that he will also avoid a long-term absence.
In addition those injuries, the Broncos also saw cornerback Riley Moss go down with injured ribs.
After 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw made a tackle on the Denver sideline in the first quarter of Sunday’s win over the Broncos, he could be seen gesturing toward Broncos head coach Sean Payton while making his way back to the field.
Greenlaw wasn’t done with Payton. After the game was over, there was video — via Romi Bean of CBS News Colorado — of Greenlaw shouting while being steered away from Payton by teammate Fred Warner.
“I told him to get the f—k off the field,” Greenlaw said, via Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle. “That’s it: ‘Get the f—k off the field.’”
Greenlaw’s bad feelings for Payton stem from last season. Greenlaw signed a three-year deal with Denver before the 2025 season, but missed time with a quad injury and due to a suspension before being released in March. Greenlaw said Payton never spoke to him in the final weeks of the season and that the team did not inform him of his release personally, which led to him having some extra motivation for the game.
“The disrespect,” Greenlaw said. “He couldn’t be man to man and call my phone and say, ‘We’re going to cut you.’”
Payton said in his postgame press conference that he told 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan that he thinks “the world of” Greenlaw, but it’s safe to say that the feeling isn’t mutual.
Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II had to leave Sunday’s 24-14 loss after the kind of non-contact injury that gives rise to thoughts of long-term absences, but early word is positive about Surtain’s condition.
According to multiple reports, the initial belief is that Surtain avoided a long-term or season-ending injury. The Broncos called it an ankle injury on Sunday, but the exact nature of the injury is not known.
That should come into better focus after Surtain undergoes more testing on Monday. Those tests should also help determine how much time Surtain might miss as he recovers.
The Broncos also saw cornerback Riley Moss and wide receiver Pat Bryant leave Sunday’s loss with injuries, so there will be plenty to sort out on the health front as they move toward Week 5.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was a winner in a milestone game on Sunday.
Shanahan passed Bill Walsh for the most games as the franchise’s head coach and notched his 95th win in that role against the Broncos. Brock Purdy threw a pair of touchdowns, including a 56-yarder to tight end George Kittle just before the two minute warning in the fourth quarter.
That score pushed the 49ers’ lead to 24-14 and it remained that way until the final buzzer. Broncos kicker Wil Lutz missed a 58-yard field goal with 1:18 left to play and Purdy just took a knee from there.
Purdy’s first touchdown went to Deebo Samuel and all three of the 49ers’ trips to the end zone came in the second half. Both teams were sluggish offensively in the first half and the score was 3-3 until 4:15 was left in the third quarter. That’s when Samuel scored and that touchdown came a few plays after Broncos punt returner Marvin Mims lost a fumble. It was the only turnover for either team and it loomed large when Christian McCaffrey capped a 74-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Broncos answered with Jaylen Waddle’s first touchdown for the team, but Kittle’s score snatched away all but the slimmest hopes of another Bo Nix comeback win. Nix finished the day 25-of-42 for 214 yards and the Broncos offense has been too inconsistent so far this season. That will likely lead to some questions for head coach Sean Payton about whether he’s considering taking back the playcalling responsibilities in the future.
Payton will also face some questions about his team’s health. Cornerbacks Pat Surtain II and Riley Moss were both forced out of the game with injuries and wide receiver Pat Bryant joined them in the locker room after being carted off the field in the third quarter. They’ll hope to have some or all of them back when they face the Chargers in Week 5.
Purdy was 19-of-30 for 218 yards and McCaffrey finished the day with 70 scrimmage yards. Wide receiver Mike Evans had five catches for 76 yards while dealing with a rib injury and the list of injured 49ers grew to include fullback Kyle Juszczyk when he left with a knee injury.
They’ll hope to have him back next Sunday for a trip to Seattle that will determine the early leader in the NFC West race.
The 49ers are trying to close out a win over the Broncos on Sunday afternoon and they won’t have the help of fullback Kyle Juszczyk the rest of the way.
Juszczyk left the game with a knee injury early in the fourth quarter and the 49ers have now ruled him out for the remainder of the contest. They also announced that cornerback Upton Stout is questionable to return with a shoulder injury.
The Broncos have also been hit by several injuries. Cornerbacks Pat Surtain II and Riley Moss have been ruled out while wide receiver Pat Bryant is questionable to return from an ankle injury.
Jaylen Waddle’s first touchdown as a Bronco cut the 49ers’ lead to 17-12 and running Tyler Badie converted on a run to make it a three-point game with 4:05 left to play.
Injuries are starting to mount for the Broncos in the second half of their game against the 49ers.
Wide receiver Pat Bryant had to be carted off at the end of a 31-yard gain in the third quarter. The team has not announced anything about his status, but it appeared to be a lower body injury of some kind for the wideout.
Bryant’s injury came shortly after the Broncos announced that cornerbacks Pat Surtain II and Riley Moss have both been ruled out for the rest of the game. Surtain has an ankle injury and Moss hurt his ribs.
The Broncos trail 10-3 at the end of the third quarter.
We finally have a touchdown in Denver.
The 49ers and Broncos couldn’t find the end zone for the first 40 minutes of Sunday’s game, but the first turnover of the afternoon was followed by the first touchdown. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy hit wide receiver Deebo Samuel for a two-yard score and the 49ers lead 10-3 with 4:15 to play in the third quarter.
Purdy only had to drive the 49ers 28 yards for a score because Siran Neal forced and recovered a fumble by Broncos punt returner Marvin Mims to get the ball back in the offense’s hands.
Purdy is 13-of-23 for 103 yards and he’s also run seven times for 29 yards.
The Broncos have punted the last four times they’ve had the ball and will need to change that streak to have a chance at pulling out a win this Sunday. They won’t have the help of cornerbacks Pat Surtain II and Riley Moss as they try to rally. Both players have been ruled out after suffering injuries earlier in the game.
The Broncos have lost both of their starting cornerbacks to injuries.
Pat Surtain II limped off with an ankle injury late in the first half of the game and the team is calling him questionable to return. They have given Riley Moss the same tag thanks to injured ribs.
The 49ers have not been able to take much advantage of the missing pieces in the Broncos secondary. They opened the second half with a three-and-out and have now punted three times, failed to convert a fourth down and had a field goal blocked over the course of the afternoon.
The score is 3-3 with just over 10 minutes to play in the third quarter.
