49ers fear Jimmy Garoppolo tore ACL against Chiefs

Nate Davis USA TODAY

Published 4:55 PM EDT Sep 23, 2018

The San Francisco 49ers’ season may have suffered a mortal blow.

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo left Sunday’s game against the Chiefs in the fourth quarter after his left knee appeared to buckle at the end of a downfield scramble.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said afterward that the team is concerned Garropolo tore his ACL.

The new face of this franchise, Garoppolo was hurt near the sideline at the end of a 13-yard run with 5:27 to go when trying to change direction. He walked gingerly to the medical tent on San Francisco’s bench before being carted to the locker room.

"He told me to lead these guys," backup quarterback C.J. Beathard said of his conversation with Garoppolo following the game.

Garoppolo signed a five-year, $137.5 million deal in the offseason, making him the league’s highest-paid player at the time. If he’s out for the year, he'd join new backfield mate Jerick McKinnon, who tore his ACL at the end of preseason, on the shelf.

The Chiefs secured a 38-27 win to send the 49ers to 1-2.

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