As for Eiselen, he brings experience to the practice squad as well. Eiselen is a veteran backup, but has made 24 appearances with the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans. He also made two postseason appearances during Houston’s playoff run in 2023.
It remains to be seen if Shanahan and the 49ers will utilize either player, but both should be solid veteran presences on the practice squad.
San Francisco Unsure About 4 of Their Pass-Catchers
On top of losing Aiyuk, the Niners have several other receivers with issues. On October 21, Shanahan broke down all of the injuries San Francisco is navigating.
“Alright guys, injuries from the game: [WR] Chris Conley had an ankle sprain, he will be day-to-day, [TE] George Kittle, foot sprain, day-to-day, [WR] Deebo Samuel [Sr.], he had kind of an odd illness, some fluid in his lungs so technically pneumonia,” Shanahan said.
Besides those three receivers, San Francisco was without WR Jauan Jennings against the Chiefs and his recovery timeline isn’t certain.
As for Deebo, he has seemingly overcome his pneumonia and is out of the hospital according to ESPN reporter Nick Wagoner. But in terms of being ready for the Week 8 clash against the Cowboys, Shanahan is not sure.
“We’ll see how he recovers here over these next couple days,” Shanahan said. “…Once we found out he had the fluid in his lungs and stuff after the game, then I believe they sent him over there. I’m not sure the timeline of it, but I just found out that’s where he was Sunday night when I was at home.”
