Reggie Bush will have season-ending surgery on torn MCL
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that San Francisco 49ers RB Reggie Bush will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday. He has a torn MCL according to his sources.
Bush's ACL is reported to be fine.
Bush slipped on the sideline concrete at the Edward Jones Dome while running out of bounds on a punt return. He did not get back up and was eventually carted to the locker room. He was on crutches in the locker room following the game.
RB Mike Davis will have surgery on his fractured hand on Tuesday as well. RB Carlos Hyde missed Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams to rest what is believed to be a fractured foot. Although, Ryan Sakamoto of NinerFans.com believes he may require surgery as well.
On Monday, the 49ers signed former Cleveland Browns RB Shaun Draughn. They also signed RB Jarryd Hayne, who the team waived on Saturday, to the practice squad. Although, it is possible Hayne gets elevated to the 53-man roster once Bush is placed on IR.
On Monday, the team also
traded TE Vernon Davis to the Denver Broncos.
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One of the biggest criticisms about Jimmy Garoppolo has been his availability. The quarterback wins football games but has been available for an entire season just once in his career—in 2019.
Garoppolo's latest injury occurred on December 4 while with the San Francisco 49ers. The veteran left a regular-season game against the Miami Dolphins with a foot injury. It was later revealed that he suffered a broken foot and would miss significant time. However, it wasn't believed to require surgery.
That led to the emergence of Brock Purdy, the seventh-round draft pick that took the NFL by storm. He led the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game before suffering an injury himself.
Garoppolo remained on the 49ers' 53-man roster through all that. The 49ers
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Johnson was in pain throughout the run, which included an NFC Championship Game win over the San Francisco 49ers. However, the two-time All-Pro wasn't the only one fighting through an injury. Both of the 49ers' quarterbacks suffered injuries in the game. First, Brock Purdy left after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow. Then, he was forced to return to the field after his backup, Josh Johnson, suffered a concussion.
Purdy couldn't throw the football, though,
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After a down, but still fairly strong year from the defensive line in 2022, San Francisco added defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, who had 11 sacks on the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, to bolster the interior alongside Arik Armstead.
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