The San Francisco 49ers will be without running back Raheem Mostert for at least eight weeks after he suffered an injury in the team’s Week 1 win.
According to coach Kyle Shanahan, Mostert suffered a chipped knee cartilage and will be placed on injured reserve. Shanahan expects to have Mostert back in about eight weeks.
Kyle Shanahan said Raheem Mostert chipped off a piece of knee cartilage. He'll go on IR and could return as early as eight weeks.
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) September 13, 2021
It will be interesting to see how Shanahan and the 49ers handle the position until Mostert returns. Rookie Trey Sermon was expected to have a significant role in the offense even before Mostert got hurt, but he was a surprise inactive on Sunday. Another rookie, Elijah Mitchell, ended up getting most of the work Sunday, getting 19 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Injuries have hampered Mostert’s career to the point that the running back has received some very unfair criticism over his health. The 29-year-old has appeared in 33 games over the past three seasons, totaling 1,554 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.
