Eric Reid

49ers safety Eric Reid will likely miss multiple games with a PCL injury in his left knee but will not need surgery, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday.

The 49ers were unable to seal the deal in a frustrating 12-9 loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. Adding injury to insult, safety Eric Reid, who has been one of the bright spots for the 49ers so far, left the game with a knee issue in the third quarter.

Last season, 49ers safety Eric Reid was one of the first players to join then teammate Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial inequality in the United States.

Almost exactly one year after 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick began his national anthem protests, 49ers’ safety Eric Reid was spotted kneeling along the San Francisco sideline prior to his team’s contest against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday evening.

After winning their preseason opener in Kansas City last week, the San Francisco 49ers returned to Levi’s Stadium to give their home fans the first taste of head coach Kyle Shanahan’s new-look offense.

Though Denver sat a significant number of its regulars, the 49ers still had an opportunity to show off their new look under head coach Kyle Shanahan against a number of the Broncos’ regulars.

Jimmie Ward told reporters a majority of his snaps have come at the single-high safety spot — Earl Thomas’ role in Seattle’s system. Ward played safety in college at Northern Illinois but besides an occasional fill-in snap, he’s exclusively played cornerback with the 49ers

49ers safety Eric Reid confirmed he will be out for the remainder of the 2016 season after sustaining a torn right biceps in Sunday’s loss to New England, via Twitter on Monday.

For the sixth straight time, and the first time in team history, the San Francisco 49ers allowed an opposing running back to rush for more than 100 yards. After the game, safety Eric Reid tried to explain what his unit needs to do to become more stout agains the run.