head coach Kyle Shanahan said that tight end Ross Dwelley suffered a high ankle sprain and will miss a few weeks. A popular tight end in name, Zach Ertz, is still a free agent.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter believes that Ertz is destined to sign with the . When asked if the Niners would have an interest in Ertz after Dwelley’s injury, Shanahan said, “I know John [Lynch] looks into all that stuff. I haven’t heard anything now. I wouldn’t think so. I know we’re pretty happy with this group.”
After George Kittle, it’s been Dwelley and Charlie Woerner, who plays sparingly on offense.