San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will miss the rest of the season after the team announced on Monday that he suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s game, and one of his teammates can certainly relate to being dealt such a significant blow.
Running back Jerick McKinnon, who tore his ACL during practice before the season even began, tweeted an inspirational message to Garoppolo after hearing the bad news.
I am my brothers keeper! We will get through this together my brother @JimmyG_10
— Jerick Mckinnon (@JetMckinnon1) September 24, 2018
McKinnon split time in the Minnesota Vikings’ backfield last year with Latavius Murray, but he was expected to play a huge role with the Niners after they signed him to a four-year, $30 million deal this past offseason. With both him and Garoppolo out for the year, Kyle Shanahan will need to be more than a bit creative to find ways to score points.
Garoppolo has also received support from a former teammate who knows how he feels, but that probably won’t make missing the entire season any easier.
