RB Frank Gore May Miss Entire Pre-Season

San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore broke a bone in his right hand Monday during the first padded practice of training camp. The injury could keep him out the entire preseason.

Gore was injured during a non-contact ball-handling drill, and coach Mike Nolan said he would not practice with the team for the remainder of the week. Gore will be re-evaluated next Monday, and Nolan expects him to return to practice then with a cast on his hand.

"He'll be ready for the latter part of preseason, but his participating in the preseason, we'll wait and see on that," Nolan said.

Gore set a franchise single-season record last season while leading the NFC with 1,695 yards rushing. He was the NFC's starting running back in the Pro Bowl after just his second NFL season.


Fantasy Football Impact: Gore said he is aiming for a 2,000-yard season this year and hopes to challenge Eric Dickerson's NFL record of 2,105 yards that has stood for 22 seasons. I guess it's always good to have goals! The broken hand won't keep from showing the skills he exhibited last year! Draft him with no concerns!