With a lengthy recovery ahead (4 to 6 months), they selected to not hold a lineup spot for him while he recuperated from surgery.
“Ultimately, [its] too hard to keep a lineup area for something that may enter into December,” 49ers General Manager John Lynch stated.
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The 2018 fifth-rounder from Kansas State played in all 16 games in 2015, and started two video games as a rookie.
According to Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com, Reed went on reserve/non-football injury after suffering a torn pectoral muscle while exercising this offseason.
The 49ers lost some secondary depth, with news that protective back D.J. Reed is out for the season.
