Jake Moody, Talanoa Hufanga Candidates for IR – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

SANTA CLARA – Safety Talanoa Hufanga and kicker Jake Moody are candidates for injured reserve, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday.

Hufanga is out for the 49ers' Week 6 game against the Seattle Seahawks due to torn ligaments in his right wrist. He suffered the injury in the first half of the 49ers' 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Moody suffered a severe ankle sprain while attempting a tackle on a kickoff against the Cardinals late in the first half.

“It’s a severe ankle sprain, so usually about a month,” Shanahan said. “We’re not quite sure yet. IR is an option.”

The 49ers have signed free-agent kicker Matthew Wright to replace him while Moody is out of action.

Rookie safety Malik Mustapha is slated to start in place of Hufanga, who missed the first two games of the season as he recovered from a torn ACL last season and also sat out the 49ers' Week 4 game against the New England Patriots with an ankle injury.

Players who go on injured reserve must miss at least four games.

49ers practice report

Didn't participate

S Talanoa Hufanga (wrist)

DT Jordan Elliott (knee)

LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (calf)

K Jake Moody (right ankle)

Limited

TE George Kittle (ribs)

LB Fred Warner (ankle)

CB Charvarius Ward (knee)

WR Chris Conley (oblique)

S Ji'Ayir Brown (ankle)

Full participant

WR Jacob Cowing (shoulder)

Seahawks practice report

Didn't participate

LB Derick Hall (foot)

DT Byron Murphy (hamstring)

LB Uchenna Nwosu (hamstring)

CB Tariq Woolen (ankle)

Limited

S Julian Love (thigh)

Full participant

TE Pharaoh Brown (groin)

TE Noah Fant (toe)

DT Johnathan Hankins (hand)

S Rayshawn Jenkins (hand)

LB Boye Mafe (knee)

WR DK Metcalf (hand)

TE Brady Russell (shoulder)

WR Laviska Shenault (shin)

DT Leonard Williams (ribs)

DT Cameron Young (knee(

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