Lattimore Update
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:54 pm
I sure hope Lattimore can get ready to contribute by midseason.
The San Francisco 49ers opened the 2014 NFL campaign with just two running backs -- Frank Gore and Carlos Hyde -- on their active game-day roster. They let LaMichael James go on Monday, which leaves them with only return man Bruce Ellington as a rushing option on their roster and the injured Marcus Lattimore on the reserve/NFI list.
Will we see Lattimore, who continues to work his way back from a gruesome college knee injury, added to the backfield this season?
"Lattimore continues to work out and get stronger every day as he gets paced through a program under the direction of the strength and conditioning staff," wrote Matt Maoiocco of CSNBayArea.com.
"He opened the season on the reserve/non-football injury list. He is expected to begin practicing at some point after Week 6. He could eventually be elevated to become the team’s No. 3 running back in the second half of the season."
It's not clear if that would push Ellington out of the mix as the No. 3 option or if the 49ers would expand their backfield pool to four running backs, perhaps keeping three active on game days. That likely will depend a lot on how good Lattimore looks physically and whether Gore and Hyde avoid injuries by midseason
The San Francisco 49ers opened the 2014 NFL campaign with just two running backs -- Frank Gore and Carlos Hyde -- on their active game-day roster. They let LaMichael James go on Monday, which leaves them with only return man Bruce Ellington as a rushing option on their roster and the injured Marcus Lattimore on the reserve/NFI list.
Will we see Lattimore, who continues to work his way back from a gruesome college knee injury, added to the backfield this season?
"Lattimore continues to work out and get stronger every day as he gets paced through a program under the direction of the strength and conditioning staff," wrote Matt Maoiocco of CSNBayArea.com.
"He opened the season on the reserve/non-football injury list. He is expected to begin practicing at some point after Week 6. He could eventually be elevated to become the team’s No. 3 running back in the second half of the season."
It's not clear if that would push Ellington out of the mix as the No. 3 option or if the 49ers would expand their backfield pool to four running backs, perhaps keeping three active on game days. That likely will depend a lot on how good Lattimore looks physically and whether Gore and Hyde avoid injuries by midseason