Guerendo not concerned about foot injury in 49ers win over Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA – In the 49ers’ 38-18 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, rookie running back Isaac Guerendo had a bit of a scare, leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a foot injury.
When Kyle Shanahan gave his injury report after the game, he talked about Guerendo’s status.
“We’re not sure, possible foot sprain,” Shanahan said. “The X-rays certainly don’t show anything, so we’ll have to look into it some more tomorrow.”
Guerendo spoke in the locker room after the match and seemed less concerned than his coach.
“Everything is fine,” Guerendo said. “They were just careful. We’ve had a quick turnaround this week, so we need to make sure we’re ready to go.
It was Guerendo’s first NFL start and only his second official start dating back to the beginning of his college career. The Louisville product led the team with 15 carries for 78 yards and two touchdowns, as well as two receptions for 50 yards.
The rookie credits running backs coach Bobby Turner for his ability to intervene so quickly when the 49ers took the lead after both Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason were sidelined with injuries in Week 13.
“The extent to which Coach T prepares us allows me to remain calm in such a situation,” Guerendo said. “It’s definitely a crazy statistic, a second career starts over college and NFL.”
Shockingly, Guerendo was a wide receiver from fifth grade through his high school football career and wasn’t asked to commit as a running back until he enrolled at Wisconsin in 2018.
“I thought Isaac looked really good today,” Shanahan said. “I’ve been running, influencing the passing game and hopefully we’ll get some good news about his injury. That’s why I had mixed feelings during that last ride. It was nice to put together a 14 play drive, to cap it off with a touchdown and put them away a little bit, but it was tough losing Isaac today.
Kyle Shanahan will address the media Monday afternoon with updates on player injuries during the game.
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