Maurice Hurst‘s bad luck with the 49ers continues. The defensive tackle tore his biceps during practice on Friday and will have to undergo surgery, according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. The injury will likely sideline Hurst for the entire 2022 season, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Hurst was a fifth-round pick by the Raiders in 2018, and he ended up spending three seasons with the organization. After collecting 31 tackles and four sacks in 13 games (10 starts) as a rookie, Hurst started only seven games and compiled four more sacks in his final two seasons with the Raiders.
The 27-year-old caught on with San Francisco last offseason. Hurst started the season on injured reserve after suffering a high-ankle sprain during the preseason. He returned for a pair of games before nursing a calf injury the rest of the way. Hurst re-signed with the 49ers in March, inking a veteran salary exception worth a bit more than $1M. The team later released and re-signed the defensive tackle to save a chunk of cash.
Heading into training camp, defensive tackle looked like an area of strength for the 49ers. Now, the team is down three players at the position. Besides Hurst, Hassan Ridgeway is dealing with a quad injury and is out of practice, while Arik Armstead‘s sprained ankle will sideline him for a few weeks. Fortunately, Javon Kinlaw will return to practice after recovering from a knee sprain, but as Matt Barrows of The Athletic notes, the former first-round pick will be on a “pitch count” for at least the next few practices.
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