>Source: Justin Smith has partially torn triceps
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>http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2012/12/source-justin-smith-has-partially-torn-triceps.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#mi_rss=Latest
>News
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>Justin Smith has a partially torn left triceps, according to a
>source with knowledge of the injury. The 49ers defensive end,
>who was voted to his fourth straight Pro Bowl on Wednesday,
>injured his arm on Dec. 16 against the Patriots and has not
>practiced since. The source spoke about the injury on the
>condition of anonymity. Smith's injury has been listed as
>"elbow" on the 49ers' injury reports.
>
>Smith appears to have suffered the injury while pushing off a
>Patriots offensive lineman in the third quarter. The play was
>innocuous and similar in nature to the one that ended outside
>linebacker Parys Haralson's season. Haralson also suffered a
>torn triceps during a preseason game against the Denver
>Broncos and was placed on injured reserve.
>
>A day after the Patriots game, Jim Harbaugh was asked if
>Smith's injury was like "a Parys Haralson thing where he's
>knocked out long-term?"
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>"No, seems to be two different things," Harbaugh said.
>
>Smith tried to return in the fourth quarter of the game in New
>England but could not. The injury likely will require surgery
>in the offseason, but Smith and the 49ers are hoping he can
>tolerate the pain enough to be effective during the playoffs.
>The 49ers would earn a first-round bye with a win Sunday at
>home against Arizona coupled with a loss by the Packers in
>Minnesota.
>


It will take doctors lawyers and police to keep Smitty off the field but am very concerned about him performing in a meaningful way for us.
We're gonna have to flat out outscore some teams to win a ring this year...