The San Francisco 49ers plan to place wide receiver Pierre Garçon on injured reserve.
In his press conference Monday where he broke the news, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said the IR-designation is due to a knee injury. Garçon will now need to get it scoped. The placement on IR ends Garçon’s season.
Years One and Two with the San Francisco 49ers have now led to Garçon being placed on IR. In 2017 it was due to a neck injury. There was a lot of optimism for Garçon to work with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in 2018 when the latter started after he went on IR, however with the ACL tear suffered by Garoppolo and Garcon going in and out of the lineup due to his own injuries, it’s been a step down from expectations.