While in kickoff return coverage, Jake Moody attempted to make a tackle against the Arizona Cardinals and suffered an ankle injury that required him to be carted to the locker room and be ruled out for the remainder of the 49ers’ 24-23 loss.

49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said kicker Jake Moody suffered a high ankle sprain today and is expected to be sidelined multiple weeks. “So we’ll get (a kicker) in as fast as possible and get the best guy we can,” Shanahan said. “I’m sure it’ll have to be for a few weeks or whatever.” pic.twitter.com/M1YAg76P6s

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers are signing kicker Matthew Wright to fill in for the injured Jake Moody. The move follows a Monday tryout in which the team evaluated four kickers. Wright entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh...

The San Francisco 49ers will have to work fast to replace kicker Jake Moody. Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday in a conference call told reporters that Moody suffered a high ankle sprain during the team’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Moody stepped in to make a special teams tackle and got his ankle caught underneath him.

San Francisco veteran kicker Jake Moody suffered a high right ankle sprain while attempting to make a tackle on a kick return Sunday during the 49ers' 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium,

The San Francisco 49ers have found their temporary replacement for Jake Moody, as he’ll be sidelined with a high-ankle sprain until further notice. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Niners signed former Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Matthew Wright to a one-year contract.