The San Francisco 49ers suffered the biggest of all blows during their Week 3 38-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday. And it wasn’t the outcome of the game.
No, instead quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a torn ACL while running down the sidelines close to the boundary line late in the fourth quarter. He struggled to get up after being hit, subsequently heading over to the Niners’ blue medical tent. Afterwards, he was seen being carted off the field.
Shortly after the game’s conclusion, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported San Francisco feared a serious knee injury, and head coach Kyle Shanahan later confirmed the team was worried it was the ACL.