Dre Greenlaw is hurt again, although it’s unclear how serious the injury is.
The former 49ers linebacker, who played just 34 snaps last season after coming off an Achilles tear in Super Bowl LVIII, sustained a torn quadriceps serious enough to miss considerable time, multiple sources told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan.
Greenlaw was hurt while training, according to the report. Greenlaw spurned a final attempt at recruitment by coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to sign a three-year contract worth a maximum of $35 million with the Denver Broncos.
The Denver Post reported that Greenlaw did have a quadriceps injury while working out, but a source familiar with the situation said it was a strain and should cost him a matter of weeks rather than months and that the regular season is not in jeopardy.
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Greenlaw missed the better part of two full regular seasons during six seasons with the 49ers, playing in three games in 2021 before going out with a groin injury, and playing just a few snaps in one game last season before playing 30 electric snaps against the Rams before shutting it down.
The 49ers hope they drafted Greenlaw’s replacement alongside middle linebacker Fred Warner with the selection of Nick Martin of Oklahoma State, who has some of Greenlaw’s characteristics in terms of size, speed and hitting ability.
