The San Francisco 49ers have lost standout defensive lineman Arik Armstead for at least a few weeks after he suffered a knee injury during practice at training camp.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed the injury -- which happened on Wednesday -- at this Friday morning news conference and hoped his star defender would not be sidelined for long.
NBC Sports Bay Area was reporting that Armstead had suffered a partially torn medial collateral ligament. Over the last week, the team had signed two veteran free agent defensive linemen -- Robert Nkemdiche on Monday and Tomasi Laulile on Friday.Nkemdiche was originally drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Throughout his five-year career with the Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks, he has appeared in 38 games and registered 59 tackles, 4.5 sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
"He's come in, he had a really good workout for us," defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans told reporters on Thursday."He's come in, he's figuring it out, like I said. When you come into our system with our defense line, it's a different style. It's a different technique than most guys have done in their careers, so it takes time. It takes time to get used to it. It takes time and you have to put in the work each and every day.
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