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To learn more about our privacy policy Click hereJerick McKinnon Mike Shannon Jersey 's surgically repaired knee has made it difficult for him to be fully engaged in practice, and it has now effectively ended his season before it even began.
According to the NFL Network, the 49ers' running back was placed on the injured reserve after suffering continued setbacks during his recovery.
McKinnon will mi s his second consecutive season due to injury.
49ers placed RB Jerick McKinnon on season-ending IR with his Matt Carpenter Jersey latest knee i sues, per source. McKinnon cannot be brought back this season and is now out for the year.
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter St. Louis Cardinals Jersey )The team's general managerJohn Lynch recently revealed McKinnon had difficulties getting fully healthy after the procedure.
"(Tuesday), we brought him out, and it's a real bummer because he keeps getting to the final step. And the final Jedd Gyorko Jersey step is actually playing NFL football, particularly at his position where you've got to make hard cuts, you've got to put your foot in the ground," Lynch said (). "We did it a month ago, and we got to that step, and he kind of regre sed. And I would say yesterday, we had a similar situation. So we're trying to get to really what's the root cause of the problems that he's having."
Lynch confirmed that McKinnon will need Adam Wainwright Jersey another procedure on his knee Saturday.
49ers' GM John Lynch said Jerick McKinnon will require another procedure on his knee.
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)The team described the knee i sue Steve Carlton Jersey as a "flare up," according to .
"Just because he's kind of working through this, we're working it, I'm going to kind of leave it at Vince Coleman Jersey that, but yesterday was not encouraging from that standpoint," Lynch added. "What that means, we're not sure yet, and we're working hard to find that out."
McKinnonmi sed all of last year after tearing his right Enos Slaughter Jersey ACL before the start of the season and had his first setback just before the start of this year's training camp. He was put on the physically unable to perform list, and three weeks after he was activated (on Aug. 6), he was sidelined again.
Then came the "flare up."
McKinnonsigned a four-year, $30 million contract with San Francisco Harrison Bader Jersey in March 2018,but did not appear in a game last season after he tore his ACL in early September. The 49ers activated McKinnon from the PUP list earlier this month.
The 49ers also have running backs Matt Breida and Tevin Coleman on their Brett Cecil Jersey roster, and theycouldhelp fill the void ifMcKinnonmi ses more time this season.
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