The story of the kicker Eddy Piñeiro to the San Francisco 49ers has taken a tough turn . Fresh off setting a franchise record with 17 straight made field goals to open the season and stabilizing a position that was a major issue in 2024, the veteran kicker now finds himself sidelined just as San Francisco prepares for another prime-time stage.

His accuracy, especially from 40-plus yards, had been a stark upgrade over last year’s production and a quiet pillar of the 49ers’ 5-2 start. That reliability will be missing when they face Carolina.

And now, the 49ers are listing kicker Eddy Piñeiro as out for Monday night’s game vs. the Panthers, Adam Schefter reported on X.

For a team that just rode its defense and Christian McCaffrey-heavy offense to a gritty win over the Falcons, losing P

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