San Francisco 49ers Receive Injury Update on WR Mike Evans

With another day comes another injury update for the San Francisco 49ers at wide receiver. The bad injury luck at receiver has trickled down into the 2026 NFL season.

The Niners are winning and it's still been a frustrating year for those who follow the team. They can't seem to keep their full assortment of playmakers on the field consistently. One such player who is likely eager to get back on the field in San Francisco star wideout Mike Evans.

San Francisco general manager John Lynch updated the 49ers wideout's health as we head into the middle of the NFL season. Here's some of what Lynch said on KNBR as recorded by David Bonilla of 49ers Webzone.

"Mike's been working tirelessly. He'll continue to do that. He's on a great plan, and I think the idea is you've just got to quiet that thing down. We dealt with that with Christian (McCaffrey) last year—remember, he had that bilateral. We talked about that a lot, and fortunately with Mike, it's just on the one side.

He's dealt with it some throughout his career, but it got to a point where it was really inhibiting his ability to play. At that point, you've got to take him out and try to quiet the thing down. Making good progress on that. We need to continue, and Mike will be tireless in his efforts to do that.

I think with things like tendinitis, it can (require maintenance), but that's why I think you take the time upfront, and you make sure you kind of have given it the best opportunity to be gone and stay gone," Lynch said. "I think that's all you can ask for. You listen to the experts on that; you do all the therapy that's required. And Mike, he's a pro."

The Niners can win with whatever players take the field for them on Sundays, but having the elite pass catcher available would certainly make winning easier and more likely. San Francisco is with a healthy team has the potential to be one of the best teams of the last decade. We just have never seen that healthy team.

For now, the Niners are the clear best team in the NFC West. There's something to be said for that in a division that fielded the three best teams in their conference in 2025.

San Francisco will hope to add Evans back in the fold in the near future.