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Former LSU LB Kwon Alexander to miss remainder of NFL season with injury
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The lone undefeated team in the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers (8-0) held off the Arizona Cardinals (3-5-1), 28-25, on Thursday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
However, there was some bad news for San Francisco: Linebacker Kwon Alexander, a former LSU Tiger, suffered a torn pectoral muscle and will miss the remainder of the season.
Citing Ian Rapoport, the NFL shared the news on Twitter:
49ers LB Kwon Alexander has torn pec, out for the season. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/CLdbXGXtcp
— NFL (@NFL) November 1, 2019
An Oxford, Alabama product, Alexander was a four-star recruit in the 2012 cycle. Leaving Baton Rouge after his junior year, he accumulated 167 tackles (15 TFL) and one-and-a-half sacks during his time playing for Les Miles.
Selected in the fourth round (No. 124 overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL Draft, Alexander agreed to a four-year/$54M deal – including $27M guaranteed – with the 49ers in March.
Despite being limited to 12 games, he was named to the NFC Pro Bowl team in 2017 for his 97-tackle, three-interception performance.
Hoping to remain unbeaten, the 49ers will next be in action on Monday, November 11 vs. the Seattle Seahawks (6-2) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
Idle on Saturday, Alexander’s alma mater will face No. 2 Alabama on November 9 at 3:30PM ET as part of the SEC on CBS.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Teddy Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. In addition to his work here, he has covered the Michigan Wolverines for GBMWolverine and Wolverine Digest. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.
