49ers expect Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel to miss Raiders game

The San Francisco 49ers are likely to be without wide receivers Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, general manager John Lynch said in remarks reported Thursday. Both receivers missed Wednesday’s practice. The team will monitor their progress before making final availability decisions, The Big Lead reported.

John Lynch on Mike Evans’s Achilles tendinitis

Lynch joined Bay Area radio station KNBR on Thursday morning. “That’s probably likely that he won’t be out there Sunday,” he said of Evans, according to 49ers Webzone. Lynch said Evans’s Achilles tendinitis had flared up and that the team was trying to resolve it before it became a lingering problem. The training staff was adjusting when to push and when to pull back, he said, adding that each player and situation is different.

Deebo Samuel and the 49ers’ receiving options

Samuel is recovering from a hamstring injury suffered in a Week 5 win over Seattle. If he misses Sunday, it would be his third consecutive game out, Heavy reported. The Big Lead said Samuel had not returned to practice and that head coach Kyle Shanahan would be surprised if he could play this week.

Demarcus Robinson, who is working back from an ankle injury, was limited in Wednesday’s practice, The Big Lead reported. Heavy said Lynch indicated Robinson and KhaDarel Hodge were getting back; both were among the six wide receivers active for the 49ers in Week 1. Their status for Sunday was not established in the reports.

If Evans and Samuel are unavailable, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle remain among the 49ers’ All-Pro skill-position players, Heavy reported. It listed Kittle at 34 receptions for 425 yards and five touchdowns. Heavy also noted that the two receivers’ absence would reduce San Francisco’s downfield options. In the Week 7 loss to Atlanta, quarterback Brock Purdy threw two interceptions and the 49ers turned the ball over four times; Heavy reported those game details but did not establish the injuries as their cause. Sunday’s game is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. Eastern time.