{"id":283060,"date":"2025-08-12T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/283060\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:38:10","slug":"49ers-injury-updates-ben-bartch-suffers-another-injury-and-leaves-practice-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/283060\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers injury updates: Ben Bartch suffers another injury and leaves practice early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The San Francisco 49ers can\u2019t seem to shake the injury bug. According to reporters on hand for Tuesday\u2019s practice, starting left guard Ben Bartch exited early with an apparent injury to his right arm or elbow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nick Zakelj had been Bartch\u2019s primary backup. Zakelj was listed under our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninersnation.com\/general\/148987\/8-winners-4-losers-and-2-i-dont-knows-from-the-49ers-first-preseason-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">losers section<\/a> after Week 1 of the preseason. It was rookie Connor Colby, not Zakelj, who took over for Bartch. Zakelj was relegated to playing right guard with the second team and mixed in some snaps with the third team at center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The 49ers putting the amount of faith they are into a player with an extensive history in Bartch was always risky. If Bartch is perpetually dinged up during the offseason \u2014 he hurt himself in July <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninersnation.com\/2025\/7\/19\/24470621\/opportunity-knock-two-under-the-radar-rookies-49ers-injury-announcements\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lifting weights<\/a> \u2014 then it might be wise to get a player like Colby ready to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The 49ers had success starting a rookie last season in Dominick Puni, but there\u2019s a significant difference in a third and seventh-round draft pick. However, like Puni, Colby comes with plenty of collegiate experience. Colby started 50 games during his four-year career at Iowa. He played left guard, right guard, and right tackle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Colby looked like he belonged in 41 preseason snaps. There weren\u2019t any examples of \u201cbad\u201d reps, which is all the 49ers will ask of their left guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Speaking of former Hawkeyes, Brandon Scherff is a free agent. The 10-year vet and former No. 5 overall pick played over 1,000 snaps and started 17 games for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024. But this isn\u2019t Madden, and Scherff spent his career playing right guard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The 49ers could give Jon Feliciano a ring if Bartch\u2019s injury ends up being serious. Feliciano is familiar with Kyle Shanahan\u2019s system and could contribute sooner than any street free agent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers can\u2019t seem to shake the injury bug. 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