{"id":121311,"date":"2025-11-15T23:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T23:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=121311"},"modified":"2025-11-15T23:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T23:57:34","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-shocking-turn-for-san-francisco-the-latest-development-sends-a-wave-of-bad-news-toward-the-49ers-92-million-superstar-leaving-fans-worried-analysts-scrambling-for-answers-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=121311","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 SHOCKING TURN FOR SAN FRANCISCO: The Latest Development Sends a Wave of Bad News Toward the 49ers\u2019 $92 Million Superstar, Leaving Fans Worried, Analysts Scrambling for Answers, and the Team Facing Tough Questions About What Comes Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2242102385_8dd8ec.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2242102385_8dd8ec.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2242102385_8dd8ec.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2242102385_8dd8ec.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Latest Development Spells Bad News for 49ers' $92 Million Star\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir is in danger of missing Week 11&#8217;s game against the Arizona Cardinals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The good news for the San Francisco 49ers heading into Sunday\u2019s Week 11 matchup with the division rival Arizona Cardinals is that they\u2019ll get back quarterback Brock Purdy and receiver Ricky Pearsall.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is the team may be without arguably its top remaining defensive star.<\/p>\n<p>With All-Pro defensive end Nick Bosa and Pro Bowl linebacker Fred Warner out with season-ending injuries, $92 million cornerback Deommodore Lenoir may just be the best defender left on San Francisco\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n<p>But after the team\u2019s latest roster move \u2014 elevating cornerback Eli Apple from the practice squad to the 53-man roster \u2014 things aren\u2019t looking so promising for Lenoir to play on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Injuries Continue to Pile Up for San Francisco<\/h2>\n<p>Head coach Kyle Shanahan informed reporters that Lenoir was added to the injury report on Friday with a calf issue, making him questionable for Week 11.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old CB suffered the injury during Thursday\u2019s practice, leading to him experiencing some tightness after on-field drills were done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[He] tried to go today, didn\u2019t,\u201d Shanahan told reporters. \u201cWe\u2019ll get an MRI here. Didn\u2019t think it was that serious. Did it jogging from a drill. Just some tightness. So we\u2019ll find more when we get an MRI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s elevation from the practice squad is likely a sign Lenoir can\u2019t go. Darrell Luter, who\u2019s played 73 coverage snaps this season, logging 15 tackles and a tackle for loss while allowing 5 catches on 9 targets for 89 yards, will likely fill his spot behind Renardo Green and Upton Stout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been better in practice than he\u2019s ever been before,\u201d Shanahan added. \u201cSo if (he starts), we\u2019ve got a lot of confidence in him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lenoir is the latest in a long list of injured 49ers layers this season, including Bosa, Warner, 2025 first-round edge-rusher Mykel Williams, defensive ends Yetur Gross-Matos and Tarron Johnson, and cornerbacks Jakob Robinson and Tre Tomlinson.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have ravaged the team on the offensive side of the ball as well.<\/p>\n<p>Purdy missed 8 of the 49ers\u2019 first 10 games, Pearsall missed 6, tight end George Kittle missed 5, WR Jauan Jennings missed 2, offensive tackle Spencer Burford missed 6, and guard Ben Bartsch missed 7.<\/p>\n<h2>49ers Make Notable Roster Move at QB<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5466425\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brock-purdy-san-francisco-49ers.jpg?resize=267,150 267w\" alt=\"Latest Development Spells Bad News for 49ers' $92 Million Star\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5466425\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5466425\">GettySan Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy is set to return from a turf toe injury<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Further solidifying the 49ers\u2019 belief that Purdy\u2019s return is permanent (he returned in Week 4 only to reaggravate his turf toe injury and miss the next 6 games), the team released backup QB Adrian Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not limited at all,\u201d Shanahan told KNBR about Purdy\u2019s status. \u201cHe had a full practice (Thursday). I thought he was real close last week. Last week, we were considering it, even getting him up at least to be a backup and stuff, but we thought it would help him one more week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 I think he made it a pretty easy decision for us. So, no point in messing around. It\u2019s time to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martinez signed with the team\u2019s practice squad back in late August after spending the 2024 season on the New York Jets practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Kansas State alum played one offensive snap this season in relief of Mac Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Gallagher Michael Gallagher is a sports journalist covering the NFL for Heavy.com. He has more than a decade of experience working for both local and national news outlets covering the NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, college football, and MMA. His work has been featured in Newsweek, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Athlon Sports, The Hockey News, the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, and Yardbarker. More about Michael Gallagher<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on 49ers<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco 49ers made a significant roster move that doesn&#8217;t bode well for one of their top defensive players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":121312,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121311","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>\ud83d\udd25 SHOCKING TURN FOR SAN FRANCISCO: The Latest Development Sends a Wave of Bad News Toward the 49ers\u2019 $92 Million Superstar, Leaving Fans Worried, Analysts Scrambling for Answers, and the Team Facing Tough Questions About What Comes Next - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=121311\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udd25 SHOCKING TURN FOR SAN FRANCISCO: The Latest Development Sends a Wave of Bad News Toward the 49ers\u2019 $92 Million Superstar, Leaving Fans Worried, Analysts Scrambling for Answers, and the Team Facing Tough Questions About What Comes Next - 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