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49ers DT Collins Out for Year After Patellar Tendon Tear
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In Short: San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Alfred Collins is out for the season after tearing his patellar tendon during practice in Australia.
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Alfred Collins is out for the season after tearing his patellar tendon during practice in Australia, according to coach Kyle Shanahan. The injury occurred at AAMI Park on Tuesday.
Collins was set to play extensively as the 49ers' probable starting nose tackle this season, but the severity of the tear means he will miss the remainder of the 2023 campaign.
The 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday morning, with Collins likely to be absent from the lineup.
Background
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world, and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent.
What's confirmed
- MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Alfred Collins is out for the season after tearing his patellar tendon, coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday.
- Collins was injured during practice at AAMI Park on Tuesday with the 49ers, who face the Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday morning.
- Collins was likely to play extensively as the 49ers' probable starting nose tackle this season.
What's still developing
- Single-source account; further confirmation still arriving.