49ers share positive De’Zhaun Stribling ankle injury update
Key Points:
- Rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling suffered a lower left leg injury during the 49ers' 27-7 season-opening win over the Rams at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the injury is to Stribling's ankle, with team doctors ruling out an Achilles tendon injury.
- Stribling was injured in the second quarter while making a cut on a route and left the game without being targeted in his NFL debut.
- Further tests are pending to determine the severity of the ankle injury and the expected recovery time for Stribling.