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Shanahan did not say which finger is injured, but Lance was
favoring his right (throwing) hand late in the first half of
Sunday's preseason finale against Las Vegas.
The rookie hit his hand on the helmet of a Raiders defender
during a follow-through. He played one more series in the third
quarter before coming out of the game.
"It wasn't bothering him much, because he just thought it was
jammed on a helmet," Shanahan said. "And then when you get all
the images on it -- when they showed it to me, it's a microchip
of a bone that's off. He chipped it, which is a small chip
fracture, which is worse than a jam. That's why it's not going
to just heal on its own. He can't take snaps and do all that
stuff right now.
"We're just going to rest it for seven days, they say, and that
should make it heal and hopefully it'll be good next Monday when
we get into practice."
Lance, the third overall pick in this year's draft, is competing
for playing time with veteran incumbent Jimmy Garoppolo. Lance
went 19 of 41 for 276 yards this preseason, throwing three
touchdown passes and one interception and adding a rushing
score.
The 49ers open their regular season Sept. 12 on the road against
the against the Detroit Lions.
--Field Level Media
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