Deebo Samuel is expected to miss "at least a couple of weeks" with a hamstring injury he sustained in the fourth quarter of the 49ers' 32-29 win over the Seahawks on Sunday, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday. ESPN reported the timeline; other outlets characterized it as missing "multiple weeks" without specifying duration. Shanahan said Samuel "got pretty good" in describing the injury itself, per the reporting.

The absence comes as San Francisco sits at 5-0 atop the NFC West. The 49ers have won their last five and face the Commanders and Falcons before their bye week—two games in the window when Samuel is likely sidelined, meaning a return after the break is the reasonable expectation based on the timeline Shanahan provided.

Samuel is not alone. The 49ers are already managing injuries to Demarcus Robinson and De'Zhaun Stribling at receiver, per the reporting, depleting depth at a position even a perfect record demands be stocked. Christian Kirk, mentioned in the same breath by multiple outlets, is listed with the Houston Texans in league records and is not a current 49ers option.

The injury occurred late in a close contest at Seattle, one of the tightest games on San Francisco's unbeaten schedule so far. The exact mechanism wasn't detailed in any of the reporting beyond the Sunday date and the fourth-quarter timing Shanahan and ESPN both referenced.