Jake Brendel is missing OTAs because of knee tendonitis, which isn’t good for a player of his age. Are the 49ers’ contingency plans enough?
If the San Francisco 49ers are worried about veteran center Jake Brendel’s knee injury, they’re not showing it.
Brendel, who’ll turn 32 years old early in the upcoming 2024 season, is currently missing organized team activities because of knee tendonitis, and the Niners are wisely opting to rest him for as long as possible so he can be fully recovered in time for training camp.
During the first week of OTAs, head coach Kyle Shanahan shed only modest light on the injury and the veteran’s absence by saying, “He has some knee tendonitis, so we don’t expect to see him in OTAs. He could tough through it but we’re going to be smart with him on it.”
Without getting too deep into the medical details, or pretending to be medical experts, it’s obviously a wise move to hold Brendel out.
That said, is it something that potentially plagues both the center and San Francisco’s offense into the regular season? After all, knee issues for linemen on the wrong side of 30 years old aren’t good.
That said, is it something that potentially plagues both the center and San Francisco’s offense into the regular season? After all, knee issues for linemen on the wrong side of 30 years old aren’t good.
