{"id":9994,"date":"2024-10-10T03:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T03:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9994"},"modified":"2024-10-10T03:16:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T03:16:13","slug":"with-talanoa-hufangas-injury-another-rookie-will-need-to-step-up-fast-for-the-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9994","title":{"rendered":"With Talanoa Hufanga\u2019s injury, another rookie will need to step up fast for the 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th?id=ORMS.8f60e602f29d1fef3df0c9200af328cc&amp;pid=Wdp&amp;w=380&amp;h=196&amp;qlt=90&amp;c=1&amp;rs=1\" alt=\"With Talanoa Hufanga's injury, another rookie will need to step up fast for  the 49ers\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">The 49ers will likely turn to a rookie at safety in place of Talanoa Hufanga on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"VKnkhe\">The\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0saw their injury bug continue this past weekend,\u00a0as safety Talanoa Hufanga has ligament damage his wrist and will miss about a month, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"SsSYua\">The wrist injury is the latest setback in a tough year for Hufanga, who missed the start of the season while recovering from a torn ACL. He then missed Week 4 with an ankle injury sustained in his return, and will now be an Injured Reserve candidate as he nurses his most recent issue.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oU6aDC\">With Hufanga out, the 49ers will have to rely on their reserves at safety again, and will likely go to fourth-round rookie Malik Mustapha, as they did back in Week 4 when the former missed a week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CFqWe1\">Mustapha began the season as the No. 3 safety behind Ji\u2019Ayir Brown and George Odum, but seemed to eclipse the latter, as he cut into the snaps in Week 2 before playing 100 percent of the defensive snaps in Week 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DA7DrW\">It\u2019s been an expected start to the year for the rookie, who has gone through a few mistakes, but also made a few highlight plays in coverage as well. Now, he\u2019ll be tasked with a bigger role, and it could become more permanent with consistent play.<\/p>\n<p id=\"rtqHE6\">\u201cI think communication is one of the hardest things, especially for a young guy coming in. I think he\u2019s been getting better at that the more he\u2019s been out there,\u201d head coach Kyle Shanahan said of Mustapha ahead of Week 6. \u201cI think, just his lack of not hesitating. I think you guys saw that a little in preseason, just with some of the hits he had. Especially, you saw a couple in that Tennessee game, from what I remember. And when he\u2019s come in, he\u2019s done the same stuff. I think he gets faster each week, just recognizing things and not breaking down and trying to run through his tackles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"HlAbfr\">Defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen has seen the growth as well, pointing directly to the increase in playing time as the root cause for Mustapha\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p id=\"qlKDAe\">\u201cI think his strides have come just because he has played a lot,\u201d Sorensen said of Mustapha. \u201cI mean, we\u2019ve had a lot of guys play and I think it\u2019s good that guys gain knowledge through getting their snaps. And for him it\u2019s just being comfortable being out there. I think I\u2019ve mentioned before, like with safeties, it\u2019s that comfort to communicate and the feel of the game and the flow of the game and how it moves and how you have to be a leader back there behind our backers that you can communicate across the board and be tied in. And I think he\u2019s done a good job with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"llrlOZ\">The safeties will be an important part of the picture for San Francisco, as the position group has underwhelmed as a whole this year, even with Hufanga in the fold.<\/p>\n<p id=\"jtY7Oh\">Mustapha will work alongside Ji\u2019Ayir Brown in Week 6, who suffered an ankle injury this past weekend and has been limited through the first two days of the week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Tle9Hw\">With the 49ers defense needing a spark, Mustapha could be the answer, and he marks yet another rookie from the 2024 class that have been thrust into a meaningful role to start the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers will likely turn to a rookie at safety in place of Talanoa Hufanga on Thursday. 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