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San Francisco 49ers right guard Spencer Burford will miss a few weeks of training camp with a broken right hand.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Saturday that the team is still deciding whether Burford would need surgery on the hand but estimated he would likely miss about three weeks.

Burford has started 29 games in his first two seasons in the NFL since being drafted in the fourth round out of Texas-San Antonio in 2022.

He split time late last season with Jon Feliciano and had a key blown assignment in overtime of the Super Bowl loss to Kansas City last season.

With Feliciano also dealing with a knee injury, rookie Dominick Puni has an opportunity to play with the first-team offense.

Puni was drafted in the third round out of Kansas in April and was expected to challenge for a starting job even if Burford and Feliciano were healthy.

“He’s done a real good job,” Shanahan said. “We haven’t had pads on yet, which is always a challenge for guys, especially in protection.

But he’s stepped in there, got more reps and I’ve been excited about him.”

The Niners are missing three rookies who are all out with hamstring injuries: first-round receiver Ricky Pearsall, fourth-round running back Isaac Guerendo and fourth-round receiver Jacob Cowing.