The San Francisco 49ers ‘ defense is struggling. They are 27th in the league in turnovers with 7 fumbles and 30th in interceptions (1). While the head coach, Kyle Shanahan, hoped to improve on that, another setback hit him. It put them right at ground zero.

Defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos re-injured his hamstring during Thursday’s practice. He was close to returning this week, but the new injury could keep him out longer. It is reported that the team might place him on injured reserve. He first suffered the hamstring injury in the Week 5 overtime win against the Los Angeles Rams . He missed three games and planned to play this Sunday against the New York Giants before he got hurt again.

This season, Gross-Matos played five games (zero starts) while recording 4 tackles (1 solo)

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