It took just 60 minutes of preseason football for the San Francisco 49ers ' wide receiver room to look its bleakest. Speaking with reporters on Monday, head coach Kyle Shanahan said that rookie wide receiver Jordan Watkins would be out for a month to recover from a high ankle sprain he apparently picked up during Saturday's 30-9 loss to the Broncos.

Multiple starters are getting their first taste of action--and some new faces are wearing the Broncos uniforms for the first time.

Jordan Watkins has become the latest 49ers wide receiver to get hit by theinjury bug.The post 49ers Dealt Another Blow with Rookie Wide Receiver’s Injury Updateappeared first on Heavy Sports.

The San Francisco 49ers face challenges with their receiving group as rookie Jordan Watkins is sidelined for about a month with a high ankle sprain.

The San Francisco 49ers’ already-thin wide receiver corps grew more precarious this week when the team learned good-looking rookie Jordan Watkins suffered a high-ankle sprain Saturday and would miss about a month.