The San Francisco 49ers had a lot to be proud of after crushing the Jets 31-13, but along the way, many important players suffered from serious injuries.
Defense star Nick Bosa, suffered from the most severe injury—reportedly tearing his ACL. Bosa was named Defensive Rookie of the Year last year and he was a top candidate for the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2020-2021, but this injury is season ending.
Another key member of the 49ers defensive front, Solomon Thomas, who was a huge part in the teams Super Bowl run last year, suffered from the same injury and he’ll likely be out for the rest of the season.
The injuries didn’t just impact the defense, starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered from a high-ankle sprain which will probably cause him to miss a few weeks. Starting running back Raheem Mostert and his backup Tevin Coleman also had injuries during the game.
Kyle Shanahan, head coach of the 49ers, said that players were saying that the turf at Metlife Stadium was sticky and that they were worried they were going to wind up getting injured. The league is currently investigating this issue to try and come up with a solution.
San Francisco is scheduled to play in the same stadium against the other New York team, the Giants, next week.
