Dre Greenlaw, a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, had his first appearance since tearing his left Achilles tendon during the previous season’s Super Bowl on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams.
On Thursday, Greenlaw was removed from the list of people who are physically unfit to perform after rehearsing for a few weeks. In order to free up roster space, San Francisco placed offensive lineman Ben Bartch on injured reserve due to an ankle injury.
Prior to his bizarre injury in the first half of San Francisco’s Super Bowl loss to Kansas City, Greenlaw was one of the defensive team’s emotional leaders. Greenlaw began to run into the field with a few teammates after bouncing up and down on the sideline, but he collapsed while clutching his left leg. Then a trolley was used to help him off.
After being selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Greenlaw became a vital member of San Francisco’s defense in 2022. Throughout the previous two seasons, he started 30 games and recorded 247 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed, and three takeaways.
This season, particularly against the run, the Niners have missed his physicality and intensity.
Charles Woods, a defensive back for Los Angeles, and Ke’Shawn Vaughn, a running back for San Francisco, were both promoted from the practice squad for the game by the Rams and 49ers.
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