The Facts: Hunter, a largely forgotten 49ers favorite amid the arrivals of Marcus Lattimore and Carlos Hyde in the last two drafts, suffered a leg injury during practice on Friday. The specific nature and extent of the injury isn’t known, but Ed Werder of ESPN reports that the team is “concerned.”
Diehards Line:According to Werder, Hunter went down awkwardly in a non-contact session. The team “didn’t like the way it looked,” and now time and testing will test whether Hunter will be gone for a little while or a long time. As PFT's Mike Florio notes, Marcus Lattimore is on the PUP list which will give rookie Carlos Hyde plenty of opportunities to show that he can do what Hunter does. That includes a 4.6-yards-per-carry average and a thorough and complete understanding of the team’s pass protections and his role in them.