49ers 'nervous' after RB Jerrick McKinnon goes down with injury in practice
The San Francisco 49ers are holding their breath after starting running back Jerrick McKinnon suffered an injury in practice on Saturday.
McKinnon reportedly went down on the last play of a team workout while making a cut, without contact:
#49ers RB Jerick McKinnon made a cut on the last play of practice, nobody around him and went down. Shanahan says team is concerned about it. "Something with a knee, we'll find out later. We're nervous about it, that's for sure."
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) September 1, 2018
Per NFL Network reporters Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, it “appeared to be a concerning injury.”
Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan all but confirmed the concerning nature of the injury, telling reporters after practice: “We’re nervous about it, that’s for sure.”
The extent of the injury, though, is not yet known.
This story will be updated shortly.
