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The 49ers list Garoppolo (thumb) as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Texans.

Prior reports indicating that Garoppolo suffered a fracture and Grade 3 UCL tear of his right thumb in last week's loss to Tennessee along with head coach Kyle Shanahan's pessimistic comments about the quarterback's health in recent days all seemed to point to the 30-year-old sitting out Sunday, so the doubtful designation comes as little surprise. Per David Lombardi of The Athletic, Shanahan relayed Friday that the 49ers deliberately held Garoppolo back from throwing and practicing this week to afford him more healing time. Garoppolo is scheduled to throw Saturday, which should provide the team with a better sense of whether or not he'll be available for Sunday's game. Even if Garoppolo checks out fine in the throwing session and the 49ers forgo adding another quarterback to the roster, he may only be active as an emergency backup option behind rookie Trey Lance, who took all the first-team reps in practice this week and looks primed to receive his second career start.

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