The taste for the emotional return of Ricky Pearsall to the playing field 50 days after being shot It lasted less than half time. Afterwards, the San Francisco 49ers They had to deal with more bad news at the catcher position.
Brandon Aiyuk suffered a right knee injury in Sunday’s defeat by 28-18 against the Kansas City Chiefsthat the coach Kyle Shanahan He fears it may be an injury to the anterior cruciate ligamentwhat would I put end to his season.
Shanahan said the team is awaiting confirmation of his release with an MRI that was scheduled for Mondaybut the expectation is that Aiyuk will miss the rest of the season, in the latest injury in San Francisco, which He has not been able to count on “All-Pro” running back Christian McCaffrey, among other important casualties.
“I know a lot of teams have to deal with that,” Shanahan said of the rash of injuries. “Not all teams, But we’re dealing with that right now.. Today it got worse. “It’s difficult.”
Aiyuk suffered the injury at the end of the first half when he received a hit on knee after catching a pass in the red zone. He remained lying on the field for a few minutes before being taken directly to the locker room and He was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game..
Aiyuk, who signed a extension for four years and 120 million dollars at the end of August after an extensive active absence due to a contractual dispute, has 25 receptions for 374 yards on the season. was named second team “All-Pro” last season when he added 1,342 receiving yards.
San Francisco was already without two of its other top receivers, Jauan Jennings, who was out of action due to a hip injury which is not expected to be long term, and Deebo Samuelwho was dealing with a illness that limited him to four plays against Kansas City.
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