The San Francisco 49ers may have beaten the Las Vegas Raiders 38-17 on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in the interconference rivalry, but Kyle Shanahan's team also lost three key defenders to injury in the second half.
After the game, Shanahan spoke to the media and revealed that defensive lineman Gracen Halton broke his ankle and is done for the season.
Halton was carted off the field with an air cast on his left leg late in the fourth quarter after a teammate landed on him. This is horrible news for the impressive rookie, who recorded 15 tackles, two sacks, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery this year. It's a big loss for the defense.
On top of that, the 49ers also lost cornerbacks Renardo Green and Deommodore Lenoir to back and foot
injuries, respectively. Neither returned to the game. Shanahan said that they'd hope to know more about them on Monday, but if they can't go, San Francisco would be down to just three cornerbacks on the active roster.
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