{"id":1974,"date":"2024-10-25T06:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2024-10-25T06:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:24:54","slug":"report-talanoa-hufanga-will-attempt-to-play-through-his-injury-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=1974","title":{"rendered":"Report: Talanoa Hufanga will attempt to play through his injury this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">A report from Mike Silver said the 49ers didn\u2019t think Hufanga would play, shortly thereafter Hufanga\u2019s agent said he\u2019s going to give a cast a go<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"fkulDw\">Another day, another nugget of bad news along the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u2019 injury front. This time,\u00a0<em>The Athletic\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Michael Silver\u00a0reported that safety Talanoa Hufanga\u00a0was initially thought to miss the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"19Ts30\">That is, until Hufanga\u2019s agent, Chris Cabott, heard of this and pushed back. Silver updated the report of an alternative: Hufanga is going to try playing this season with a cast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"a2zOwb\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1849532542682378718&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ninersnation.com%2F2024%2F10%2F24%2F24278922%2Ftalanoa-hufanga-injury-news-49ers-cast-report-michael-silver&amp;sessionId=d8a183c839322bb42cf91c7ff0acd1a4a795b818&amp;siteScreenName=NinersNation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1849532542682378718\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"TcIO5d\">Hufanga was out the first four weeks of the 2024 season, recovering from an ACL tear the prior year. He returned in Week 5 against the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals\u00a0for a brief moment before suffering torn wrist ligaments and getting put back on the injury report.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2PG191\">While you\u2019re probably wondering when the last time the 49ers had a player wearing a cast on the field, the more interesting question is: how is that going to work? Sure, Hufanga can missle around the field and make tackles, but a cast isn\u2019t exactly going to help someone catch the ball. While a linebacker or even a defensive lineman could get away with it, how a safety is going to pick the ball off might be interesting.<\/p>\n<p id=\"iv98eW\">Then again, Shaquem Griffin (former\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0linebacker) made a brief career playing without a hand at all, so I\u2019m sure Hufanga can make this work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7AtrwH\">Regardless of functionality, anytime medical devices are in use, play could suffer. You may remember the 2012 49ers and Justin Smith tearing his tricep in the New England Patriots game. Afterward, they found a way to get him back on the field, albeit with his arm in a brace. Sure, he could play, but his productivity took a hit, and he was a large part of the defense&#8217;s issues in the\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0loss against the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NTE7Kp\">Regardless of functionality, the 49ers would at least not have a severe hit at depth had he been listed out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report from Mike Silver said the 49ers didn\u2019t think Hufanga would play, shortly thereafter Hufanga\u2019s agent said he\u2019s going to give a cast a go Another&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Report: Talanoa Hufanga will attempt to play through his injury this season - 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