- The 49ers got the kind of play that can change a game in one snap, then watched the afternoon turn on them anyway.
- Mike Evans was active for Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals after being listed questionable with a hip injury from the previous week, and he immediately mattered.
- Evans was carted to the locker room in the second quarter after being tended to by the medical staff, and he was ruled out with a rib injury.
- Shortly after halftime, Trent Williams was also carted off the field.
- Ricky Pearsall is out for the year after knee surgery, and CBS Sports noted that Evans became the fourth San Francisco player to be carted to the locker room this season.
- What came next was the more familiar storyline for the 49ers: a promising start, then another round of questions about who will still be available when the next drive begins.
49ers’ Week 3 swung from a highlight to a health scare as Mike Evans and Trent Williams went down
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- ninernoise.com, “49ers' injury disaster continues with Trent Williams carted off vs. Cardinals,” Sept. 27, 2026.
- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7637548/2026/09/27/mike-evans-rib-injury-49ers-cardinals/
- CBS Sports, “49ers Mike Evans carted to the locker room with injury after taking a hit vs. Cardinals,” Sept. 27, 2026.
- ninernoise.com, “Mike Evans injured vs. Cardinals: Latest news and updates for 49ers WR,” Sept. 27, 2026.
- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7637086/2026/09/27/49ers-mike-evans-deebo-samuel-hook-ladder-touchdown/
- ninernoise.com, “49ers take solace vs. Cardinals with Mike Evans active for Week 3,” Sept. 27, 2026.
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