The San Francisco 49ers entered their Week 7 Super Bowl rematch with the Chiefs already shorthanded. But their injury woes haven’t stopped and now wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk appears to be the latest victim to be bitten by the injury bug.
With the 49ers trailing in the first half, Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense were working to try and get some points on the board to close the 14-3 gap. That’s when the quarterback found Aiyuk crossing the middle of the field. He made a nice play but, as he tried to make something happen more after the catch, disaster struck
Brandon Aiyuk suffers gruesome knee injury as 49ers injury woes worsen
49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk left the Week 7 game with a brutal knee injury suffered on a low hit against the Chiefs.
49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk Suffers Apparent Leg Injury, Carted to Locker Room vs. San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has left Sunday’s game with an apparent leg injury. Aiyuk visited the medical tent before
Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie and safety Chamarri Conner both came in to take Aiyuk down, but ultimately sandwiched the wide receiver’s knee and caused it to bend completely unnaturally and, frankly, frighteningly. We won’t put the video in here but you can see it through this link on X/Twitter due to the graphic nature of the knee injury.
Brandon Aiyuk suffers gruesome knee injury, leaves game
Aiyuk was taken to the blue medical tent immediately after being seen by the training staff on the field. He was then later carted to the locker room before halftime
