A knee injury has diverted Drake JacksonThe career of the career, and the old second round choice will no longer go as 49er. The team renounces the young defender, reports Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Jackson missed all the 2024 season with an injury suffered in 2023. Although Schefter adds that the USC product should be erased by the training camp, the 49ers are evolving via a failed physical designation on Friday. One season remains on Jackson’s recruit contract.
Although Jackson did not obtain a starting role before his knee injury, the problem blocked his development halfway through the 2023 season. Jackson played in 15 games as a recruit but only eight in 2023. Jackson, 24, will undoubtedly arouse interest as a candidate for the second chance. It would be available for teams on the derogation wire until 3 p.m. on Monday.
The 49ers chose Jackson 61st in the general classification in 2022. At the time, he joined Arik Armstead and a rotating door of Nick Bosa Complements. Jackson recorded three bags as a recruit and showed a little more promises in the second year, totaling three others during his abbreviated season. Jackson has only totaled five plated for defeat in his first 23 games, but all hope of becoming a larger part of the D-Line rotation of San Francisco ended after the injury prevented it from the field in the last 1 1/2 seasons.
Placing Jackson on IR in early November 2023, the 49ers hid him on the list of reserves / puppies to open last season. They did not activate it, effectively creating a Carrefour situation for the old renowned perspective. The 49ers will barely cost $ 350,000 in dead money, resulting from the signing of the bonus promotion, following this decision. Even if Jackson gives off derogations (while the teams are waiting for his return to full power), this would surprise if he did not shine elsewhere before the 2025 season.
The 49ers pointed out their interest in moving on by using their overall choice n ° 11 on a D-END (Mykel Williams). Although the team has released Leonard Floyd After a season, Yetur Gross Matos Stay on the list as a complementary Bosa piece.
