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Five 49ers to watch in 2024 season finale vs. Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Quarterback Brock Purdy will not be available to play in the 49ers’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
And the 49ers are not going to push it with some of their other top veteran players who enter the final game of the season dealing with injury concerns.
“With it being a short week, and where we’re at here being the last game of the season, we’re not going to ask guys to play through some injuries and stuff like that,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said.
The 49ers are locked into last place in the NFC West with a 6-10 record. They will be home for the playoffs for only the second time in six seasons.
But the game must go on, and so must our series of Five 49ers to Watch:
K Jake Moody
Yes, Jake Moody still is the 49ers’ kicker.
The organization is not giving up on him after he has experienced a tremendous slump over the past eight games. During that time, Moody has made just 10 of 18 field-goal attempts. He is 1-for-5 on kicks of 50 yards or greater during that period.
Moody admitted his confidence was at an all-time low Monday night when he missed two field-goal attempts and an extra point in the 49ers’ six-point loss to the Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium.
Moody, a third-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, will undoubtedly face competition next season to hold onto his job next season.
LB Fred Warner
Linebacker Fred Warner was chosen to the NFC Pro Bowl team for the fourth time in his seven-year career.
And if you think he’s going to call in sick for the final game of the regular season, think again.
“Fred’s not a guy who’s coming off the field unless we drag him off,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said Friday on KNBR’s Murph and Markus Show.
“That’s just kind of who Fred Warner is. When you prepare like Fred does, and you have God-given talent that Fred’s been blessed with, and you’re obsessed with being there for your teammates, that’s the…
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Publish date : 2025-01-03 19:25:00
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