ï»żTrey Sermonï»ż's NFL debut will have to take a backseat on Sunday as the running back is a healthy scratch for the season opener against the Detroit Lions. It's likely, given their special teams roles, ï»żRaheem Mostertï»ż, ï»żElijah Mitchellï»ż and ï»żJaMycal Hastyï»ż will share touches against Detroit.
As expected, ï»żEmmanuel Moseleyï»ż is not active while dealing with a knee injury. Newcomer ï»żJosh Normanï»ż will also not play against Detroit as he continues to get acclimated with his new team after signing with San Francisco on Monday. The 49ers could look to rookie corners ï»żDeommodore Lenoirï»ż and ï»żAmbry Thomasï»ż to make their first NFL starts this week opposite ï»żJason Verrettï»ż. Additionally, the team called up veteran corner ï»żDontae Johnsonï»ż on Sunday for added depth at the position.
ï»żKevin Givensï»ż, who was questionable heading into Sunday with a hip injury, is active. Fellow defensive lineman ï»żJavon Kinlawï»ż was listed as doubtful heading into Sunday and has officially been ruled out against the Lions. The former first-round pick has been dealing with a nagging knee injury that held him out of all but one of this week's practices.
As for the Lions, the team officially placed left tackle Taylor Decker on Injured Reserve with a finger injury. The team is likely to look to rookie tackle Penei Sewell to take snaps in his place.
Here's a full list of Sunday's inactives:
49ers
- CB ï»żEmmanuel Moseleyï»ż
- RB ï»żTrey Sermonï»ż
- DT ï»żJavon Kinlawï»ż
- OL ï»żAaron Banksï»ż
- CB ï»żJosh Normanï»ż
Lions
- WR Khadarel Hodge
- RB Jermar Jefferson
- WR Tom Kennedy
- G Tommy Kraemer
- OLB Julian Okwara
- DE Levi Onwuzurike
