Verrett to undergo season-ending surgery after injuring shoulder

SANTA CLARA — Veteran cornerback Jason Verrett was scheduled to play a lot Sunday in the 49ers' regular-season finale with a chance to earn a significant role in the postseason. But any thought of him making an impact on football's biggest stage came to an end when he sustained a shoulder injury that will require surgery. Verrett went up for a ball in practice on Thursday and landed awkwardly on his shoulder, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. "He was hoping not to get an MRI," Shanahan said on Friday. "He slept on it and came in this morning and was still hurting. (The MRI) showed he had a tear and needed surgery." Verrett is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair his rotator cuff. His recovery is expected to take four to six months. "He practiced his butt off all week," Shanahan said. "We were going to play him a lot in this game. He's been awesome here this last month." The 49ers signed Verrett to the team's practice squad on Dec. 11 after he spent a month earlier this season on the practice squad of the Houston Texans. The 49ers close out the regular season on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams with the No. 1 seed in the NFC already clinched. Verrett was elevated from the...