"Brock Purdy is fine, but when the 49ers take the practice field Thursday in preparation for the Carolina Panthers in Week 12, they'll have a new place kicker and a different player at middle linebacker for the third time this season. Purdy, who missed the previous six games with right turf toe, showed little signs of rust and got through a 41-22 road win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday without reinjury, unlike his previous start on Sept. 28 against Jacksonville."
"Place kicker Eddy Pineiro and middle linebacker Tatum Bethune weren't as fortunate. Pineiro sustained a Grade 1 right hamstring strain and will miss an undetermined amount of time. The 49ers will hold tryouts for place kickers Tuesday and/or Wednesday. We're going to bring in some guys for a workout, coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday in a conference call with local media. They're working on that now. A Grade 1 strain is a mild overstretching of muscle fibers. Shanahan termed Pineiro's timeline as week to week."
Brock Purdy returned from right turf toe and led the 49ers to a 41-22 road win at Arizona without reinjury. Place kicker Eddy Pineiro suffered a Grade 1 right hamstring strain and will miss an undetermined amount of time, prompting the team to hold tryouts for place kickers. Pineiro has made all 22 of his field goal attempts since Week 2 but has missed four of 22 extra points, including two blocks. Tatum Bethune exited with a high ankle sprain after 24 snaps; Curtis Robinson will assume middle linebacker duties. Bethune has 67 tackles, second to Dee Winters' 77.
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