Samuel (calf) will be limited at Thursday's practice, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Samuel put up a modest five catches (on nine targets) for 63 yards this past Sunday versus the Cardinals, at least for his standards this season. His calf issue may have been a hindrance, but more likely it was the presence of George Kittle, who was playing for the first time since Week 4 and had a 6-101-1 line on eight targets. Fellow wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk also busted out for 6-89-1 on eight targets, so Samuel suddenly has some competition for looks from QB Jimmy Garoppolo in the passing game. Samuel will attempt to rid himself of an injury designation in advance of Monday's contest against the Rams.