49ers’ Magnuson discusses painful final game of 2017
Right tackle Erik Magnuson knew something horrible had happened when he heard a pop in his foot, but he also knew he wasn’t coming out of the game.
Magnuson, an undrafted rookie making his second career start, played through a severe injury for most of the final three quarters of a 24-13 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. How severe? On Wednesday, the 49ers placed him on injured reserve with a foot sprain that Magnuson says also involves a torn ligament.
“I immediately knew something was wrong because I felt it pop,” Magnuson said. “My first reaction was ‘Man, I broke my foot.’ But I had just had them tape over my shoe and tape my foot real tight so I couldn’t feel it.