When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo spoke to the media Sunday after sustaining a calf injury in his team's loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the downtrodden QB said he was hopeful he would only miss "a couple of weeks."
Garoppolo's initial self-diagnosis might have been a little more dire than it needed to me.
Niners coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday that Garoppolo's calf injury looks to be a contusion, will be revaluated Wednesday and the veteran QB has a chance to play Sunday against the first-place Arizona Cardinals.
"It wasn't as bad as we thought it might have been," Shanahan said, . "Today he's in a lot of pain and still sore. Wednesday if it's getter better, he has a good chance."
Shanahan was also optimistic that standout left tackle Trent Williams could be available against the Cardinals, saying Williams suffered a shoulder injury and is day-to-day. Shanahan added Williams had some fluid build-up in his shoulder and the injury was nothing major.
Though nothing is definitive it's certainly positive news a day after the team's loss also brought with it mounting injuries.
It's "better news today than the feeling we had last night," Shanahan said, .
Shanahan also gave an update on tight end George Kittle (calf), who is day-to-day, and running back Elijah Mitchell (shoulder), who will be able to practice this week without the blue no-contact jersey.
However, for kicker Robbie Gould the news was a bit more negative as Shanahan said the booter's groin injury is likely to sideline him three to five weeks.
