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The San Francisco 49ers watched Terry McLaurin exit in horrific fashion during Monday’s primetime showdown. Even 49ers wide receiver Mike Evans showed concern, but made a classy gesture to the opposing star wideout on the other side.
McLaurin’s knee buckled, and he fell in grimacing pain during the second quarter. 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir single-covered him before McLaurin went down hard.
Commanders WR Terry McLaurin was carted to the locker room after suffering an apparent knee injury on this play.
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The medical cart came out for McLaurin. He later needed to wear a large air cast over his injured leg. Evans, though, joined two other 49ers in shaking hands with McLaurin, then wishing him all the best.
Evans even needed to operate amid his own NFL injury, two ailments to be exact. He’s needed to battle through a ribs and Achilles injury through this MNF game. But still caught a 24-yard pass from quarterback Brock Purdy between two Washington defenders.
Brock Purdy with a STRIKE to Mike Evans for a 24-yard gain for the 49ers 🎯 pic.twitter.com/9ETAuXg2iH
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Evans, though, just delivered his own scare for 49er fans. He noticeably left in the tunnel and tried to stretch out his Achilles while being attended to by trainers. Evans then walked into the locker room under his own power.
The past Super Bowl-winning wideout for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was six yards shy of delivering a 100-yard outing. Purdy connected with him three times for 94 yards but hadn’t scored a touchdown. Now his own status is pending amid McLaurin’s concerning injury.
But the undefeated 49ers looked well-oiled inside Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco jumped to a 13-3 lead over the struggling NFC East franchise before running back Christian McCaffrey punched the ball into the end zone with 13 seconds left in the second quarter.
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