Only after a few snaps, the season for the San Francisco 49ers leading running back was completely over. The star of the team led by Kyle Shanahan will undergo a knee surgery that will not allow you to go beyond Week 1 of this season.
The victory over Detroit 41-33, consequently, has been very expensive for a team that has not stopped suffering from injuries, especially in the last two seasons.
“After consulting multiple doctors and weighing my options, one surgery to repair my knee will end my season. This gives me, hands down, the best chance of going back to 110%. I have always come back stronger and this time will not be the exception ”, expressed the player through his personal Twitter account.
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“I have faith in myself, in my doctors, in my team, in my system, and in God. He doesn’t make mistakes! Yes I’m disappointed, this sucks, and It’s not what I’ve worked so hard for. I wish more than anything to be able to be out there on the court with my teammates ”, concluded Mostert.
Mostert will be a free agent in 2022
The decision to undergo surgery has a much longer recovery time than trying to rehabilitate, but according to doctors this is the best in the long term for Mostert, who will become a free agent in 2022.
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This is a disappointing end to the season for Mostert, who was on his way to taking the lead role in the Niners’ backfield his own. This sector of the team was extremely powerful in their only two carries of the season, in which he ran for 20 yards.
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