SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers will have to wait at least another week for the return of defensive end Nick Bosa, though there's at least a chance they'll have both receiver Mike Evans and fullback Kyle Juszczyk for Monday night's game against the Washington Commanders.
The Niners ruled Bosa out for Monday night as he continues to recover from a calf injury. Bosa had expressed optimism last week that he might be able to get back against the Commanders, and San Francisco held out some hope, too.
But Bosa didn't practice all week, and the 49ers made it official that his wait will continue Saturday afternoon.
"We would've been pleasantly surprised if he could go," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "I was pleasantly surprised that he was that optimistic last week, but we still would've been surprised. So, this is kind of what we were expecting. There was a chance. He wasn't wrong when he said that. I think he felt that way, but we were going to make sure it was fully good and another week will help."
Evans, meanwhile, did not practice this week with what Shanahan called Achilles soreness coming out of last week's win against the Seattle Seahawks. He's listed as questionable for Monday night against Washington.
While Evans wasn't participating in practice, he did some conditioning on the side during each of the three practice viewing periods that reporters were able to watch.