San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch revealed his conversation with Mike Evans, who played in this past Sunday's 24-14 win over the Denver Broncos despite suffering an injury last month. The star wide receiver suffered a rib and oblique injury during the first half of his team's Week 3 win over the Arizona Cardinals, raising concerns about his availability for the Broncos matchup. However, Evans suited up and played, recording his most receiving yards this season.
Recently, Lynch shared specifics of speaking with doctors and trainers about Evans' injury, as they cautioned about him being able to play. During their chat, Evans had a defiant message after Lynch suggested when he might return to the field for the 49ers. "He had a significant rib situation, and he wasn’t gonna miss, and he told me that from day one.
The doctors and trainers were telling me that it was gonna be really difficult and to basically don’t count on him," Lynch said. More news: CeeDee Lamb on Verge of Making Major Cowboys History Against Buccaneers "I remember the first time going down there in the locker room because you always want to hear it for yourself, and I said, 'Hey Mike, good news, we’ll have you for Seattle,' and he said, 'Nah, I’m playing this week,' and he said it in a way that he’s playing this week," Lynch revealed. Evans, who is one of the team's big offseason acquisitions, finished the game against Denver with five catches for 76 yards, including a longest reception of 24 yards as part of the 49ers' win.
For the season, he's tallied 17 receptions for 213 yards and two touchdowns, giving San Francisco another legitimate scoring threat for Brock Purdy to throw to. Currently, 49ers tight end George Kittle has just 31 more receiving yards than Evans, and teammate Deebo Samuel is right there with 185 yards so far this season. Kittle has been Purdy's top scoring target, with four touchdowns, while Samuel has racked up three.
And San Francisco is undefeated at 4-0, leading to discussions about them emerging as top NFC contenders again this season. However, they still have 13 games left on the regular-season slate. Currently, Evans is listed as "questionable" on his team's injury report ahead of a Sunday clash against division rivals, the Seattle Seahawks.
Based on what Evans told Lynch about playing in the Broncos game, it seems he'll probably have a significant part in making the decision on whether he plays against the defending Super Bowl champions. More news: 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk Reaps Unexpected Benefit From Double NFL Fines For more about the San Francisco 49ers and NFL, head over to Newsweek Sports.
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