Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
49ers guard Laken Tomlinson suffered a torn MCL but his ACL is intact
Dec 31, 2018 at 10:48 AM
•
Videos are auto-populated by an affiliate. This site has no control over the videos that appear above.
The San Francisco 49ers feared a torn ACL to starting left guard Laken Tomlinson. The team received some good news on Monday morning.
Tomlinson went down during the second quarter of the 48-32 defeat to the Los Angeles Rams. General manager John Lynch told reporters on Monday that Tomlinson's ACL is intact and he suffered a torn MCL with an estimated recovery time of three months.
That's much better than an ACL tear, which could have required a recovery time of seven to nine months. That would have put a potential return around late July to late September.
The MCL tear means Tomlinson can perhaps return to work in early April. The injury will not require surgery.
The 49ers acquired Tomlinson via a trade with the Detroit Lions on August 31, 2017. He missed the season opener of that season but has started each game over the past two seasons since then.
"Laken has been great all year," Shanahan told reporters after Sunday's game. "We got him a week before the season, our first year here. He didn't start our first game, and then he started all 15 games after that. He's gotten better each week.
"He came in this offseason, took a huge step forward. He stayed healthy for us all year. He's been a very good player and hoping for good news on [the injury]. But if not, I know he'll do his rehab and ready sometime next year. He's a huge part of what we do."
Tomlinson is signed through the 2021 season. He was initially going to be a free agent in March, but the 49ers signed him to a three-year extension on June 22, 2018.
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
49ers sign WR Trent Taylor, reuniting with former draft pick
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
Draft Watch: Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley visiting 49ers on Wednesday
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Rapoport: 49ers send clear message to teams inquiring about Brandon Aiyuk
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
7-round mock draft from The Athletic sees 49ers fortifying defense early
Analyst Dane Brugler recently revealed his seven-round mock draft for The Athletic, forecasting all 257 selections in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to kick off next week.
"Piecing together a mock like this is time consuming, but I enjoy the exercise, because it allows me to focus on each team's needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on '30' visits, league buzz and overall interest," Brugler wrote.
Most expect the 49ers to address the trenches early in the draft, and Brugler has the team doing that. It's just not on the offensive side of the football. In fact, Brugler doesn't have San Francisco
