49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo has season-ending knee surgery
UPDATE: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo underwent reconstructive surgery on his injured left knee.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said Garoppolo had the operation to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Wednesday. Shanahan said he didn’t know whether any additional damage needed to be repaired or know whether Garoppolo would be recovered in time for the offseason program next spring.
Garoppolo injured his knee on Sept. 23 in Kansas City when he tried to plant and cut up field instead of running out of bounds late in a loss to the Chiefs. Garoppolo is in the first season of a five-year, $137.5 million contract.
His injury dealt a serious blow to the 49ers (1-3), who are now going with C.J. Beathard at quarterback.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will need season-ending surgery on his injured left knee.
The 49ers said Monday that an MRI confirmed the team’s fears that Garoppolo tore his ACL while making a cut late in a loss at Kansas City. The injury deals a serious blow to the 49ers (1-2), who had planned their rebuild around Garoppolo.
Now San Francisco must go through the season with C.J. Beathard at quarterback. The Niners struggled with Beathard last season before the midseason addition of Garoppolo changed their fortunes. San Francisco won the final five games last year after Garoppolo took over as starter and the team rewarded him with a $137.5 million, five-year contract.
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