Rookie WR De'Zhaun Stribling has ankle surgery, expected to miss about 10 weeks; TE Jake Tonges placed on IR

Stribling will go on injured reserve after surgery and is out approximately 10 weeks; Tonges’ torn MCL ends his season and opens a tight-end depth spot.

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- Stribling injured his left ankle in the season opener and played 21 snaps before being carted off.
- Coaches opted for surgery Wednesday; Stribling is expected to miss ~10 weeks and will be moved to injured reserve later this week.
- Jake Tonges required surgery on a torn MCL and was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.
- The 49ers promoted tight end Brayden Willis from the practice squad to be depth behind George Kittle and Luke Ferrell.
- Receiver KhaDarel Hodge was promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster to help replace Stribling’s snaps and special-teams role.
- Loss of Stribling compounds earlier season-ending injury to Ricky Pearsall and reduces rookie receiving depth.

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