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49ers Bowman out for season
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San Francisco Linebacker NaVorro Bowman is tended to on the field in the second half of the game Sunday at Levis Stadium. Bowman would be carted off the field with a lower leg injury. - photo by Photo by Stu Jossey
SANTA CLARA (AP) — The losses keep piling up for the San Francisco 49ers. Star linebacker and defensive leader NaVorro Bowman was diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon on Monday, his second significant injury in less than three years. Bowman suffered the non-contact injury in the third quarter Sunday against Dallas as San Francisco (1-3) lost its third straight game.