{"id":506167,"date":"2026-10-24T04:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/506167\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T04:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T04:42:22","slug":"49ers-rule-out-mike-evans-vs-falcons-christian-kirk-questionable-ahead-of-week-7-sfvsatl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/506167\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers Rule Out Mike Evans vs. Falcons; Christian Kirk Questionable Ahead of Week 7 #SFvsATL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco 49ers wrapped up their final practice of the week ahead of their Week 7 road matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>Following Friday&#8217;s practice, head coach Kyle Shanahan ruled out WR\u00a0<a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/mike-evans\/\" title=\"Mike Evans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Evans<\/a> (ribs, Achilles), WR <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/deebo-samuel\/\" title=\"Deebo Samuel Sr.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Deebo Samuel Sr.<\/a> (hamstring), DL <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/nick-bosa\/\" title=\"Nick Bosa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Bosa<\/a> (knee\/calf), LB <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/luke-gifford\/\" title=\"Luke Gifford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Gifford<\/a> (groin), S <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/marques-sigle\/\" title=\"Marques Sigle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marques Sigle<\/a> (ankle), and LB <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/garret-wallow\/\" title=\"Garret Wallow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garret Wallow<\/a> (hamstring) for Sunday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>WR <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/christian-kirk\/\" title=\"Christian Kirk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Kirk<\/a> (calf), DB <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/siran-neal\/\" title=\"Siran Neal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siran Neal<\/a> (knee), and CB <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/upton-stout\/\" title=\"Upton Stout\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Upton Stout<\/a> (shoulder) are questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was a full participant in all three practices this week as he continues working towards his return. Offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak shared a positive update on the veteran receiver&#8217;s progress Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He looks good. We got him back into practice last week and you can see him getting better this week for sure,&#8221; Kubiak said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a guy who&#8217;s been preparing mentally, so it&#8217;s been impressive to see him step in and just be really sharp on the details.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Neal and Stout did not participate in Wednesday or Thursday&#8217;s practices before returning to a limited session on Friday. Both defensive backs enter Sunday&#8217;s matchup listed as questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Evans has been ruled out after missing all three practices this week with rib and Achilles injuries. The veteran wide receiver exited San Francisco&#8217;s Week 6 victory over Washington right before half after recording three receptions for 94 yards.<\/p>\n<p>With Evans and Samuel Sr. sidelined, Kubiak expressed confidence in the receiving group and the opportunity for other players to step into larger roles like Kirk and WR <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/jordan-watkins\/\" title=\"Jordan Watkins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Watkins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big moment for those guys. If Mike&#8217;s not able to go, then guys got to step up and we have full confidence in them,&#8221; Kubiak said. &#8220;Mike&#8217;s a heck of a player and he&#8217;s been huge for us this year, but we&#8217;re very confident in the people that we have going right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bosa, Samuel Sr., Sigle, and Wallow remain sidelined after also missing San Francisco&#8217;s Week 6 matchup against Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Gifford has also been ruled out after missing all three practices this week with a groin injury.<\/p>\n<p>Returning \/ No Game Designation<\/p>\n<p>DL <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/mykel-williams\/\" title=\"Mykel Williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mykel Williams<\/a> (knee) progressed throughout the week, going from a nonparticipant Wednesday to limited participation Thursday and full participation Friday.<\/p>\n<p>S <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/ashtyn-davis\/\" title=\"Ashtyn Davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ashtyn Davis<\/a> (hamstring) and LB <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/jaden-dugger\/\" title=\"Jaden Dugger\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaden Dugger<\/a>\u00a0(knee) were limited Wednesday and Thursday before returning to full participation Friday.<\/p>\n<p>DL <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/romello-height\/\" title=\"Romello Height\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romello Height<\/a> (hand) was a full participant throughout the week, while T <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.49ers.com\/team\/players-roster\/trent-williams\/\" title=\"Trent Williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trent Williams<\/a> returned to full participation Thursday and Friday after receiving a rest day Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>All five players carry no game designations heading into Sunday&#8217;s matchup.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers enter Week 7 with a 6-0 record following their 23-17 &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; victory over the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<p>As San Francisco prepares for its first East Coast road trip of the season, Shanahan emphasized the importance of maintaining focus against a competitive Falcons team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you turn on Atlanta&#8217;s film, they know how big of a challenge this is,&#8221; Shanahan said. &#8220;We got a number of guys down. We know they do too, but they&#8217;re a team that their record doesn&#8217;t show it, but they&#8217;re a team that should be there in the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers wrapped up their final practice of the week ahead of their Week 7 road&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[26,51513,102109,39909,809,810,98132,2098,180670,15136,808,39423,122537,90113,22370,100,11453,101,194734,103,102,104,106,105,189769,15311,10670],"class_list":["post-506167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-breaking-news","tag-brooke-evans","tag-christian-kirk","tag-deebo-samuel","tag-english","tag-english-articles","tag-garret-wallow","tag-injury-report","tag-james-thompson-jr","tag-kyle-juszczyk","tag-latest-app","tag-luke-gifford","tag-marques-sigle","tag-mike-evans","tag-mykel-williams","tag-news","tag-nick-bosa","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-49ers-at-atlanta-falcons-2026-reg-7","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-siran-neal","tag-sutter-health","tag-upton-stout"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}