49ers Super Bowl injury report: Coleman ‘OK’; Ford not 100 percent
Tevin Coleman and Dee Ford expressed optimism that they'll play through pain for the 49ers in Sunday's Super Bowl LIV.
MIAMI — Running back Tevin Coleman said pain management and range of motion ultimately will determine whether he can play in Super Bowl LIV, two weeks after dislocating his right shoulder in the 49ers’ NFC Championship win.
“I’m moving in the right direction, just listening to the trainers and taking it one step at a time to get my shoulder back right,” Coleman said Monday at the Super Bowl Opening Night media session.
Coleman was in the Super Bowl three years ago with the Atlanta Falcons, and his health is apparently the 49ers’ biggest injury concern.
#49ers Tevin Coleman said of his shoulder he dislocated in NFC Championship: “It definitely feels it’s going OK but I want to see how I manage the pain and my range of motion.”
Then Coleman got interviewed by teammate Jerick McKinnon#SBLIV pic.twitter.com/6AiaesZkgQ— Cam Inman (@CamInman) January 28, 2020
Defensive end Dee Ford insisted he’ll play through pain one last time this season. He’s been limited most of the past six months with knee tendinitis and a hamstring injury
Said Ford: “I’m as healthy as I need to be. It’s not going to be 100 percent at this time of the year. But it’s enough to get the job done. We feel good. We’re going to play.”
Some of the 16 players on injured reserve attended Monday night’s media scrum, including Jerick McKinnon and D.J. Jones.
Among those excluded was wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, who expressed disappoint in that via a post Sunday on his YouTube channel. Goodwin said he planned to fly Monday to Miami rather than wait to come Thursday.
“I just would have rather flown out with my teammates,” Goodwin said. “Nothing against the family or anything, I just would have wanted to experience this with my guys who I practiced most of the year with, played most of the year with for the past two years. But it’s all good.
“I’m not even focused on not getting to fly with the team. That’s out of my control, man. All I can focus on is what I can control and that’s being happy. My own happiness.”
Asked why Goodwin wasn’t included on Sunday’s flight, coach Kyle Shanahan labeled it a tough decision not to include the wide receiver who went on injured reserve Dec. 10 with foot and knee issues.
Said Shanahan: “We didn’t bring all I.R. people. We have a number of guys on I.R. There are a few we allowed to come with the team on Monday, and there will be another group of I.R. guys coming on Thursday. This was a tough decision to make.”