The San Francisco 49ers appear cursed within the working again division this season, with their third selection Jordan Mason injuring his shoulder in opposition to the Seahawks on Thursday.
Jordan Mason Injured
Jordan Mason has been influential in San Francisco in the course of the first six weeks of the season, with the third selection working again taking cost within the absence of Christian McCaffrey and Elijah Mitchell who’re each injured.
Mason presently leads the league in dashing yards after the primary six video games of the season having racked up a powerful 609 yards to this point – a median of 101.5 yards per recreation.
However Thursday evening slowed Mason’s progress this 12 months, with the 25-year-old introduced down on a play via the center of the sector which prompted the 49ers star to land awkwardly on his shoulder.
In a two-day span, the NFL’s main receiver, Nico Collins, was positioned on injured reserve on account of a hamstring damage and the NFL’s main rusher, Jordan Mason, suffered a shoulder damage that prompted him to go away Thursday evening’s recreation. pic.twitter.com/kNO7Tteagu
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 11, 2024
Mason was gradual to stand up and after an damage timeout, San Francisco’s present RB1 headed into the locker room with rookie Isaac Guerendo taking on.
Though he did return to the sport, Mason’s snaps had been very restricted in the direction of the latter phases of the evening and he didn’t characteristic in any respect within the last quarter.
Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan up to date followers on Mason’s damage after the sport, saying he doesn’t understand how severe the shoulder knock is but.
“He thought he was going to be alright, he went again in and it simply damage a lot so he went again out, I believe it was the primary play. After which he was out simply in case of emergency.
“I don’t know [how serious it is]. You by no means know. Adrenaline on nowadays, throughout video games, is a bit completely different. We’ll discover out tomorrow when that’s down and get X-rays.”
Mason nonetheless completed the sport with 73 dashing yards from his restricted snaps, whereas rookie again Guerendo turned heads with a powerful 99 yards on the bottom.
Whereas Mitchell is out for the season, there may be excellent news for McCaffrey, who’s reportedly round a month away from making his return to the NFL.
49ers Working Again Depth Chart
- Christian McCaffrey: Bilateral achilles tendinitis
- Elijah Mitchell: Hamstring damage
- Jordan Mason: Shoulder damage in opposition to Seahawks
- Patrick Taylor Jr.: Third Alternative RB
- Isaac Guerendo: Rookie RB
- Cody Schrader: Undrafted rookie
