49ers’ Shanahan on Foster’s shoulder: ‘No one can tell the future’

Niners head coach Kyle Shananhan expressed confidence Reuben Foster's injured shoulder isn't a long-term issue, but he didn't rule out a "worst-case scenario" in which the inside linebacker needed a follow-up procedure that could prevent him from playing in 2017. Last week, the 49ers traded up three spots to draft Foster with the No. 31 pick. Since the selection, USA Today and ESPN have reported Foster, who had surgery before the combine, will need a second surgery, citing league sources. USA Today quoted a league executive as saying Foster's shoulder is "problematic." "The worst-case scenario is the shoulder doesn't heal correctly and you've got to do it again," Shanahan said this morning on KNBR. [...] I still don't think how that would have changed how I personally felt about taking a guy with the 31st pick with the caliber of player that we took.