The San Francisco 49ers have been unlucky when it comes to injuries.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan did not provide any updates during his press conference immediately following Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

On Monday, Shanahan said in a telephone press conference that wide receiver Deebo Samuel suffered a calf strain in Week 2 and will be out for a couple of weeks.

Samuel has been extremely active for the 49ers in their first two games with running back Christian McCaffrey out. He has 13 catches for 164 yards, including eight for 110 yards in San Francisco’s Week 2 loss. Samuel also has 13 rushing yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. He has received 29.2 percent of the team’s targets through the first two games.

With the 2021 All-Pro out of the running, the 49ers are in dire need of 2023 All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Through two games, Aiyuk has just six catches for 71 yards.

If Samuel is only out for two weeks, he will miss the 49ers’ Week 3 game against the Rams in Los Angeles and their Week 4 home game against the New England Patriots.

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This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: More bad injury news for 49ers as star receiver out