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2024 Super Bowl 49ers Dre Greenlaw carted off after fluke injury on sideline team confirms torn Achilles

The lost one of their defensive leaders in the second quarter of LVIII when linebacker Adam Foote Jersey was carted off the field with a leg injury after a freak incident on the sideline. Shortly after, Greenlaw was for the remainder of the Super Bowl with an Achilles injury. It proved extra costly as his 49ers in overtime.After a punt that came with 9 Lanny McDonald Jersey :26 remaining in the second quarter, Greenlaw, who was not on the field for the play, attempted to sprint back onto the field for another 49ers defensive series. However, he injured his left leg, and was carted to the locker room.Check out what happened, here: Dre Greenlaw appeared to injure himself jogging back onto the field NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) After the game, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed it was a torn Achilles. "I mean, injuries are part of the game," Shanahan said. Ben Smith Jersey "They're always a big deal, and it's always tougher when you lose good guys like that."It's unclear if the injury -- similar to one Aaron Rodgers suffered on the fourth play of the 2023 season -- will affect his availability at the start of next season."I'm sick to my stomach," 49ers Rob Ramage Jersey linebacker Fred Warner said. "I'm still sick. I saw him at halftime, and I'm just crying, so hurt for him and obviously wanting to win this for him." Greenlaw recorded 120 combined tackles, 1.5 sacks and four pa ses defended in 15 regular-season games in 2023. In the divisional-round matchup against the , he became the first 49ers player to record two interceptions in a playoff game since Eric Joe Colborne Jersey Davis did so in the 1994 NFC Championship.