The San Francisco 49ers picked up an encouraging 26-23 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, but they lost a starting cornerback in the process.
The San Francisco 49ers picked up an encouraging 26-23 overtime win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, but they lost a starting cornerback in the process.
Coach Kyle Shanahan announced Monday that cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon suffered a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his knee and will be placed on injured reserve. That means his 2018 season is over.
Rookie Tarvarius Moore will replace Witherspoon in the starting lineup.
Shanahan would like to have seen Witherspoon play two more games to be able to judge his progress.
“Wish he could’ve finished these last two games,” Shanahan said. “I think he definitely was finishing better than he started. But, his story is not written yet. He’s got to improve. Hopefully, he’ll come back here ready to go next year and take off the way he finished.
