Eli Mitchell, the San Francisco 49ers' rushing leader this season, and Deebo Samuel, the team's leader in receiving yardage, are both dealing with injuries that have kept them from participating in practice Wednesday and Thursday, and might keep them out of Sunday's Week 14 showdown with the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.
Mitchell is in concussion protocol in addition to a knee injury. He ranks 11th in the National Football League this season with 759 rushing yards.
Samuel, one of just four NFL receivers with more receiving yards this season (1,006) than Bengals rookie Ja'Marr Chase (958), has a groin injury. He did not play in the Niners' 30-23 Week 13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
An interesting note from @timkawakami via Twitter about the Niners and Samuel:
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