49ers place Damontre Moore on IR after playing through broken forearm
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Damontre Moore suffered a broken forearm Sunday against the Green Bay Packers but played through the injury.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday that the team is placing Damontre Moore on injured reserve, ending his season. Nobody knew Moore had a broken forearm until Monday, and Shanahan praised him for his toughness.
I can’t tell you how impressed we were. We didn’t know he had a broken forearm until after my press conference yesterday.
Matt Barrows of The Athletic added that Shanahan believes Moore fractured his forearm in the third quarter.
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Kyle Shanahan said Damontre Moore appeared to fracture his forearm on the third-quarter Aaron Rodgers scramble that resulted in a penalty for Richard Sherman. Shanahan was impressed that Moore kept playing and wasn't diagnosed with the fracture until today.
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) November 25, 2019
A player who impressed during the preseason, Moore was not on the roster after the big cutdown ahead of Week 1.
However, injuries on the defensive line led to the 49ers bringing him back ahead of Week 11, and he has played extremely well tallying five tackles and one forced fumble, which iced the team’s win against Arizona.
