Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
49ers officially place RB Jerick McKinnon and S Marcell Harris on injured reserve
Sep 3, 2018 at 10:34 AM
•
Videos are auto-populated by an affiliate. This site has no control over the videos that appear above.
The San Francisco 49ers held a light practice on Saturday and nearly got to the end without any injuries. On the last play during 11-on-11 drills, running back Jerick McKinnon went down with a torn ACL. The severity of the injury was confirmed on Saturday after an MRI was performed on McKinnon's right knee.
"He made a cut on air," head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters via a conference call on Saturday. "It was the last play of practice. Made a cut on air. No one was around him. Just went down. It looked awkward."
The non-contact injury occurred shortly before the 49ers finalized their 53-man roster. The injury leaves the team with running backs Matt Breida, who is returning from a separated shoulder, Raheem Mostert, and newcomer Alfred Morris, who was signed on August 14.
Breida and Morris are now expected to share the workload on offense this season.
McKinnon, who was returning from a calf strain sustained on August 12, was expected to be the 49ers' featured back when they opened the season on September 9 against the Minnesota Vikings. It would have been a homecoming for the running back. The Vikings made McKinnon a third-round draft pick in 2014 and he played each of his four NFL seasons there.
McKinnon registered 1,918 career yards on 474 carries with seven touchdowns. He also added 94 receptions for 676 yards with four touchdown catches since 2016.
The 49ers also officially placed safety Marcell Harris on injured reserve. To take the two roster spots, the team
signed defensive back Antone Exum Jr. and offensive lineman Matt Tobin.
San Francisco selected Harris out of Florida in the sixth-round of April's draft. He had a slow start with the Gators because he was recovering from a knee injury suffered in high school. Harris had a break-out season as a junior in 2016 when he registered 73 combined tackles, four for a loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a sack, and scored a touchdown on defense. He did not play during his senior season after suffering a torn Achilles last summer.
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
Breaking down the 49ers drafts under John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan
We are less than one week away from the NFL Draft, and the San Francisco 49ers have their first day-one draft pick since 2021. That was the year they selected QB Trey Lance number three overall. The trade-up to get Lance cost the 49ers their first-round picks in 2022 and 2023. And now that they are back in the first round, at pick 31, fans are anxious to see what the team does with the pick. And with former assistant GM, Adam Peters, now in Washington, it will be interesting to see how well the 49ers draft without Peters in the room.
We looked back at the seven drafts GM John Lynch and Head Coach Kyle Shanahan have led to see what information we could pull from those drafts. There were plenty of hits, plenty of misses, and a few surprises along the way. The draft picks are
49ers address both sides of the ball in Kiper and Yates 3-round mock draft
We're just 10 days away from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft. While many gain more confidence about their projections for the top of the first round, the picture of what might happen further down remains murky. Most predict the San Francisco 49ers will use their first selection, No. 31 overall, on an offensive lineman. However, an early run on the position may alter those plans. The 49ers may address another position, or they may have to move up to secure a top prospect.
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates recently revealed a joint three-round mock draft, examining the top 100 selections and forecasting
Schrager mock draft has 49ers adding 'universally liked and respected' receiver
With only nine days remaining until the start of the 2024 NFL Draft, Good Morning Football's Peter Schrager revealed his first mock draft of the year. While most might expect the San Francisco 49ers to target an offensive lineman, Schrager has the team bolstering its wide receiver corps with an SEC talent.
Schrager has the 49ers using the No. 31 overall pick to select former Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey, whose 2023 campaign with the Bulldogs was limited by back and ankle injuries.
"McConkey in the first round? Yes," Schrager wrote. "Above guys like Troy Franklin and Keon Coleman? Perhaps. I've spoken to a
Draft Watch: 49ers hosting Sione Vaki and Kingsley Suamataia
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects today and tomorrow as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. Among the players visiting the team's facilities are former Utah safety Sione Vaki and former BYU tackle Kingsley Suamataia.
Antioch native Sione Vaki (and many others) are having their pre-draft visit with the 49ers today. pic.twitter.com/q3UoLoWD1W— Steph Sanchez (@Steph49K) April 16,
