49ers RB Elijah Mitchell has suffered a knee injury and won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Bears.
CHICAGO — For the second consecutive year, the San Francisco 49ers‘ starting running back departed the season opener with a knee injury.
Niners starter Elijah Mitchell departed Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears with a knee ailment just before halftime.
It wasn’t immediately clear how Mitchell got hurt, though his last snap before the injury was receiver Deebo Samuel’s 6-yard touchdown run with 10:11 left in the first half.
