San Francisco lost more than a football game Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The 49ers appear to have lost their quarterback for the foreseeable future.
The 49ers fear that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tore an anterior cruciate ligament after his left knee buckled prior to a collision with Chiefs cornerback Steven Nelson, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Garoppolo, who departed the field on a cart, was running along the sideline, and rather than simply stepping out of bounds, he attempted to drive through Nelson for extra yardage.
At least one Chiefs player took notice of the play’s high-risk, low-reward nature.