San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has dealt with his fair share of injuries over the course of his short career. Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of him for the team's preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday will have to do without. Crabtree is dealing with an injury that will force him out, though the 49ers haven't stated what the injury is at this point.
Michael Crabtree will miss Ravens game with undisclosed injury; fantasy owners shouldn’t panic
Michael Crabtree was never going to take many snaps in the preseason opener, and his injury should be considered minor for the time being. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Crabtree has dealt with significant foot and Achilles injuries in his career thus far and, fortunately for him, the current injury that he is “working through” is to neither of those. One report suggests he’s dealing with a hamstring injury, which means he’ll likely be extra cautious going forward.
Fantasy Impact: Fantasy owners will always worry about his past injuries, but this sounds like something minor and missing the first or even the first two preseason games is not exactly a death sentence. Any further reports of injury would be cause for concern, but for now, the 49ers and Crabtree are obviously just taking things slow. Crabtree was never going to spend much time playing in this game regardless.
A player like Crabtree doesn’t need a ton of playing time in training camp or the preseason to be fresh. Fans may have wanted to see him on the field for a couple plays, if only to see how the 49ers passing game might look with Stevie Johnson and Anquan Boldin out there at the same time.
