Injuries derail 49ers' attempt to build on Super Bowl run

[ASFN Admin]

The San Francisco 49ers heard all about the Super Bowl runner-up curse before the start of this season. Only a handful of teams had ever made it back to title game a year after losing it, but the Niners felt they had the ingredients to buck that trend. Then came a spate of injuries that has sidelined more than half of the team’s projected starters at various points, including key players quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, 2019 All-Pro tight end George Kittle, 2019 Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa, starting cornerback Richard Sherman, leading rusher Raheem Mostert, and No. 1 receiver Deebo Samuel.

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