The San Francisco 49ers are bringing in Alfred Morris to provide depth at running

back while they deal with injuries at the position Cheap Dak Prescott Jersey , coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday.Morris, 29, was a sixth-round draft pick of Washington in 2012 when Shanahan was the offensive coordinator. He rushed for 2,888 yards and 20 touchdowns during his first two seasons. The move won't become official until he passes a physical."Alf did a great job for us in the two years I was with him," Shanahan said. "It's not flashy, but he runs extremely hard. He's very reliable."The 49ers are dealing with injuries to their top-two running backs following their preseason opener. Jerick McKinnon suffered a calf injury Sunday and is expected to be out at least a week. His backup, Matt Breida, separated his shoulder against Dallas on Thursday and could miss the entire preseason.Joe Williams has missed the last two practices due to a death in the family, though Shanahan said he expects Williams to return to the team in Houston this week when the 49ers will have two joint practices with the Texans ahead of their preseason game Saturday.Shanahan said San Francisco wouldn't have brought in Morris if he didn't have a chance of making the 53-man roster."I think with some of the injuries that we've had, he does have a chance to compete," Shanahan said. "He's getting here late, but we'll see how he does over these next few weeks. If he's running the same way he always has Youth Connor Williams Jersey , he's going to have a chance."Morris has played six seasons, including the past two with the Cowboys. He started five games in 2017, rushing for 547 yards on 115 carries. His 4.8-yard average was his highest since his rookie campaign. Morris logged at least 1,000 yards during his first three seasons in Washington and has 5,503 yards rushing with 32 touchdowns during his six-year career.NOTES: CB Richard Sherman returned to team drills in a limited capacity Monday for the first time since tweaking his hamstring earlier in training camp . The team announced TE George Kittle (shoulder) was listed as week-to-week after suffering a shoulder injury Thursday against the Cowboys. DALLAS (2-2) at HOUSTON (1-3)Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBCOPENING LINE - Texans by 4RECORD VS. SPREAD - Dallas 1-3, Houston 1-3SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 3-1LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Texans 20-17, OT, Oct. 5, 2014LAST WEEK - Cowboys beat Lions 26-24; Texans beat Colts 37-34, OTAP PRO32 RANKING - Cowboys No. 24 Youth Leighton Vander Esch Jersey , Texans No. 26COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (4), PASS (30).COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (12), PASS (6).TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (11).TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (9), PASS (27).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - ... Houston's only win in series came in inaugural game as franchise on Sept. 8, 2002. ... Cowboys haven't visited Houston in regular season since Sept. 26, 2010. ... Dallas QB Dak Prescott threw for 255 yards and two TDs last week. ... RB Ezekiel Elliott had 152 yards rushing and 88 yards receiving for career-high 240 yards of offense against Lions. He's averaging 119.8 yards of offense in six career games against AFC. ... TE Geoff Swaim had first career touchdown reception last week. ... WR Cole Beasley has five TD receptions in last eight games against AFC. ... WR Terrance Williams had 71 yards receiving and TD in last meeting with Texans. ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence had career-high eight tackles and three sacks last week. In past 10 road games he has 9 1/2 sacks Youth Taco Charlton Jersey , two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. ... S Jeff Heath has two forced fumbles and interception in last four outings against AFC. ... CB Chidobe Awuzie tied career high with eight tackles last week. ... Houston QB Deshaun Watson has thrown for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns in three straight games. He has 1,154 yards passing with 14 TDs and three interceptions in past four games at home. Watson is only QB with at least 1,200 yards passing (1,246) and 150 yards rushing (161) this season. ... Since 2014 Lamar Miller ranks third among running backs with 5,398 yards of offense. ... WR Will Fuller has six TD catches in last seven games at home. ... Rookie WR Keke Coutee had 11 catches for 109 yards in NFL debut last week. ... DE J.J. Watt had two sacks and forced two fumbles last week. Watt is tied for second in NFL with five sacks. ... DE Jadeveon Clowney was AFC Defensive Player of Week after finishing with two sacks, four quarterback hits, four tackles for losses and fumble recovery for touchdown against Colts. ... S Tyrann Mathieu had interception in last meeting with Cowboys while playing for Cardinals in 2014. ... Fantasy tip: Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins had 10 catches for 169 yards and TD last week. Since 2015 he's had five games with at least 10 catches and 100 yards receiving, and has 11 touchdown catches in last nine home games.