D-lineman Jullian Taylor reportedly suffers knee injury at 49ers practice

Just as Jullian Taylor was set to return to the lineup, the 49ers defensive lineman has gone down with another injury. The Athletic’s Matt Barrows tweets that Taylor suffered a knee injury during Thursday’s practice. While the diagnosis is unknown, Taylor is set to undergo an MRI. Barrows reports that San Francisco is also calling free agent interior defensive linemen. Taylor, who was thrust into the nose tackle role after D.J. Jones was placed on injured reserve, ended up contributing nine tackles in six games. An elbow injury sidelined Taylor for the past three games, but there was optimism that he’d be able to play in the season finale against the Seahawks. Barring some unexpected news, it doesn’t sound like that will be the case. The 49ers had to activate Kentavius Street for their Week 16 win over the Rams. Barrows suggests that San Francisco could promote rookie defensive lineman Kevin Givens from the practice squad. Barrows also suggests that a familiar face could be an option: Earl Mitchell. The vete

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