"Yeah, the good news from the doctors is that none of them is recommending surgery right now," Shanahan said. "So, we're not going to do anything for these four to six weeks, rest it, and then we'll re-evaluate him in four to six weeks. And hopefully, it heals up the way the doctors are anticipating, and he'll be good to go then, and not need surgery."
Six weeks off would put a potential return for Garoppolo at around Week 15. Surgery, of course, would have ended his season.