San Francisco 49ers defensive deal with Javon Hargrave requires surgical procedure that probably will likely be season-ending after partially tearing his proper triceps, coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Monday.
Hargrave sustained the damage throughout San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
“It is a huge (loss),” Shanahan mentioned. “I believed he had his finest sport (Sunday). I believed he was an enormous issue, actually affected the quarterback in that sport. … He is one in every of our higher gamers. He was undoubtedly getting into the best route and was going to have an enormous yr.”
Shanahan mentioned there’s a probability that Hargrave does can again, nevertheless it would not be till late within the playoffs.
Hargrave, 31, had one sack and 7 tackles in three video games (all begins) for San Francisco this season.
In the meantime, Niners quarterback Brock Purdy is coping with an aching again. An MRI confirmed nothing severe, and Shanahan mentioned that the 24-year-old is day-to-day.
In San Francisco’s first three video games, Purdy accomplished 72.6 p.c of his passes (69 of 95) for 842 yards and 4 touchdowns with one interception.
Christian McCaffrey has but to play a snap for the 49ers this season, and Shanahan mentioned Monday that the star operating again went to Germany over the weekend to see a specialist as he continues to cope with nagging Achilles tendinitis.
McCaffrey has been on injured reserve since Sept. 14. Jordan Mason has taken over as RB1 throughout McCaffrey’s absence and has recorded 324 yards and two touchdowns on an NFL-high 67 carries by means of his first three video games.
The Niners (1-2) will face the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.
–Subject Stage Media
