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Brandon Aiyuk Injury: How Much Time Will 49ers WR Miss?
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Get to know Dan Girolamo betterPublished5 hours ago on October 21, 2024
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s 28-18 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Find out how much time the star receiver will miss.
Brandon Aiyuk Injury
#49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk does, in fact, have a torn ACL and MCL, per sources after the MRI. There may be other damage.
His season is over, with a long road back for 2025. This is what coach Kyle Shanahan and SF believed following the game. pic.twitter.com/Ju5nxlgDLC
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 21, 2024
It’s the worst-case scenario for Aiyuk, as an MRI confirmed the 49ers WR suffered a torn ACL and MCL on Sunday, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Aiyuk will miss the remainder of the 2024 season and faces a tough road back after surgery.
Aiyuk suffered the injury in the last minute of the first half when he caught a pass from Brock Purdy and collided with Kansas City’s defensive backs Chamarri Conner and Trent McDuffie. Aiyuk needed to be carted off the field.
After the game, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters that his initial fears were an ACL injury. Now, those fears are a reality.
Aiyuk ends his disappointing 2024 campaign with 25 catches for 374 yards.
Aiyuk held out most of the training camp due to a contract dispute. After the team considered trading Aiyuk, the receiver eventually agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with San Francisco on August 29.
Brandon Aiyuk must be counting his stars that he took the $76M injury guarantee contract from the #49ers instead of betting on himself in 2024.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) October 21, 2024
49ers Continue To Disappoint In 2024
When Brock Purdy makes good plays he gets called a top 5 nfl qb when he throws passes like this he gets no slander from the media because they use the “ he was the last pick in the draft “ excuse pic.twitter.com/EH6eavRLbQ
— John (@iam_johnw) October 20, 2024
After Sunday’s loss, the 49ers move to 3-4, a far cry from their 2023 season when they represented the NFC in the Super Bowl.
The Aiyuk injury is another blow to a 49ers’ offense that has been without Christian McCaffrey all season.
Despite rushing for two touchdowns on Sunday, Purdy struggled to throw the ball, completing 17 of 31 passes for 212 yards and three interceptions.
The 49ers host the Dallas Cowboys (3-3) on Sunday Night Football in Week 8.
