Deebo Samuel hauls in a brief go and drags tacklers, however has to go away the sport with an damage. (0:16)
The San Francisco 49ers think about it “50-50” as as to if Deebo Samuel will have the ability to play in Sunday’s NFC Championship Sport, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Samuel suffered a left shoulder damage within the first half of the Niners’ victory over the Packers within the divisional spherical Saturday evening. The star receiver didn’t play within the second half, however he instructed some members of the group that he was “OK,” sources instructed Schefter.
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan stated after the sport that he was unsure about Samuel’s standing for the NFC Championship Sport, however one supply — when requested if he believed Samuel had an opportunity to play — instructed Schefter, “Sure, I do.”
Samuel, who missed two video games earlier this season due to a shoulder damage, was scheduled to bear medical testing Sunday. The Niners had not introduced the outcomes of these exams as of Monday morning.
The 49ers are hoping Samuel prevented an damage as extreme because the hairline fracture he suffered in San Francisco’s Week 6 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
The Niners misplaced every of their subsequent two video games with out Samuel, clearly lacking the previous All-Professional’s presence. They averaged 7.1 yards per play with Samuel on the sector throughout the common season, however that quantity dropped to five.7 yards per play when he was not on the sector.
The 49ers will host the Detroit Lions on Sunday evening of their third consecutive look within the NFC Championship Sport.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner contributed to this report.