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Kyle Shanahan on likely starting QB C.J. Beathard following Garoppolo injury: ‘I’ve got a lot of confidence in C.J.’
Sep 23, 2018 at 2:32 PM
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The San Francisco 49ers are fearing the worst for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who appears to have suffered a season-ending ACL injury against the Kansas City Chiefs during Sunday's 38-27 loss. San Francisco will likely be forced to move forward with C.J. Beathard as its starting quarterback.
"We're fearing ACL," a disappointed Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the game. But as is often the case in the NFL, the 49ers head coach knows it is next man up.
"I've got a lot of confidence in C.J.," Shanahan said of Beathard. "He got a lot of playing time last year, led us to our first win last year, came today, made a hell of a throw on that fourth down (which was called back because of a questionable penalty), no hesitation. C.J.'s a gamer. Everyone in here has a ton of respect for C.J., how he handles himself. He's a man out there, and he's a very good quarterback. We're fortunate to have him."
The "hell of a throw" that Beathard made late in the game against the Chiefs:
Here is the Garoppolo injury:
Here he was being carted out of Arrowhead Stadium after the game:
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