LaMichael James likely to miss preseason with dislocated elbow
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 28, 2014, 5:09 AM EDT
The good news for 49ers running back LaMichael James is that he is expected to be ready to go by Week One after suffering a practice injury on Sunday. The bad news is that the inexperienced James won't benefit from any preseason experience.
James suffered a dislocated left elbow that will take about a month to heal, meaning he's likely out for the entire preseason, ESPN reports. The 24-year-old James has just 39 carries for 184 yards so far in his NFL career, and the 49ers would have liked to see him get more action in the preseason, especially after they already lost running back Kendall Hunter for the entire season when he suffered a torn ACL on Friday.
The 49ers suddenly find themselves thin at running back, a position where they expected to be deep. In addition to the Hunter and James injuries, 2013 fourth-round pick Marcus Lattimore is still not practicing because he's still not 100 percent recovered from the serious knee injury he suffered at South Carolina in 2012.
After starter Frank Gore, the only 49ers running backs able to practice right now are second-round pick Carlos Hyde and former practice-squad player Jewel Hampton.
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