The San Francisco 49ers decision to place Joshua Garnett on injured reserve before the season appears to have been for more than just rehabbing his injury. General manager John Lynch had some interesting comments explaining the plan with Garnett to some extent. The idea is to take a longer-term approach and help him re-shape his body composition.
Lynch says they are taking a holistic approach with Joshua Garnett's recovery. He is kind of a test project for the future. Changing his body composition.
— Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) November 21, 2017
4) On guard Joshua Garnett, Lynch said “we hope” he can emerge into an answer.