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WR Mike Evans will be a game-time decision for the 49ers against the Broncos

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Dubow, J. (2026, October 2). WR Mike Evans will be a game-time decision for the 49ers against the Broncos. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/wr-mike-evans-will-be-a-game-time-decision-for-the-49ers-against-the-broncos/article_5c59fe3f-2d79-5fcc-a355-859d1d95adbc.html

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Mike Evans, the San Francisco 49ers' receiver, will be a game-time decision for Sunday's match against the Denver Broncos due to a rib injury sustained last week. Coach Kyle Shanahan reported that Evans returned to limited practice on Friday but listed him as questionable along with other players dealing with injuries. The team has promoted Brandin Cooks to the active roster as backup in case Evans cannot play, while veteran Trent Williams is expected to play despite leaving last week’s game early due to a stinger injury.

Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Mike Evans, a 13-year veteran receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos due to a rib injury. Evans left last week’s win over the Arizona Cardinals and was carted off after experiencing serious discomfort. Despite not participating in practice this week, coach Kyle Shanahan remains hopeful that Evans could play on game day. Additionally, linebacker Dre Greenlaw (quad contusion) and rookie linebacker Jaden Dugger (shoulder injury), who injured himself during Thursday’s practice, are also listed as questionable for the match. Defensive linemen Nick Bosa (calf) and James Thompson Jr. (ankle) were ruled out of Sunday's game.

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Topics

Arizona Calif. SANTA CLARA San Francisco 49ers the Denver Broncos

Subjects

Evans PERSON · 6× Shanahan PERSON · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× Dre Greenlaw PERSON · 1× Keion White PERSON · 1× Kyle Shanahan PERSON · 1× Mike Evans PERSON · 1× SANTA CLARA GPE · 1× San Francisco 49ers ORG · 1× the Denver Broncos ORG · 1×

Narrative

Defensive linemen Nick Bosa (calf) and James Thompson Jr. (ankle) were the only players on the active roster who were ruled out for the game. Star left tackle Trent Williams has no injury designation after leaving last week’s game in the third quarter with a stinger.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02

🔮 San Francisco 49ers receiver Mike Evans will be a game-time decision Sunday against the Denver Broncos after leaving last week’s game with a rib injury.

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

WR Mike Evans will be a game-time decision for the 49ers against the Broncos · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

San Francisco 49ers receiver Mike Evans will be a game-time decision Sunday against the Denver Broncos after leaving last week’s game with a rib injury. asserted

Evans → leave → injury

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Evans will be listed as questionable for the game after returning to practice on a limited basis on Friday and was hopeful he had a chance to play. asserted

he → say → chance

Linebacker Dre Greenlaw (quadriceps), defensive lineman Keion White (hamstring) and linebacker Jaden Dugger (shoulder) were also listed as questionable, with Dugger’s injury coming from practice this week. asserted

injury → list → practice

Williams → rule → stinger

Evans got hurt in the first half of last week’s win against Arizona. asserted

Evans → hurt → Arizona

Evans said the injury might have stemmed from an early hit by Budda Baker but he didn’t feel anything until he made a turn running a route in the second quarter, saying it felt like he had been stabbed. Evans said he has played through rib injuries before and will do his best to try to get on the field Sunday. “If it’s something I can play through, I want to be there for my team the best I can,” he told reporters. uncertain

he → say → reporters

The 49ers promoted veteran Brandin Cooks to the active roster this week as insurance if Evans can’t play. asserted

Evans → promote → insurance

Cooks was signed to the practice squad last week and is getting acclimated with the offense. asserted

Cooks → sign → offense

“He’s had a good two weeks,” Shanahan said. asserted

Shanahan → have → weeks

I thought it was good last week and even better this week the more comfortable he gets. asserted

he → think → ?

In other news about injured receivers, Shanahan said that he doesn’t expect Christian Kirk to be activated next week when he is eligible to return from injured reserve from a calf injury that has sidelined him since early in training camp. asserted

that → injure → camp

Week 6 remains a possibility. asserted

Week → remain → ?

Dante Pettis, who was signed to the practice squad this week, hurt his calf in practice on Thursday and had to sit out Friday. asserted

who → sign → Thursday