Frank Gore – Important – Injury – Transaction
RB Frank Gore was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, the team announced Wednesday. The move ends Gore’s streak of 126 consecutive games played, which was the longest active stretch among any NFL running back, wide receiver or tight end. Gore had also started 122 straight games, the longest run for any NFL running back since Eddie George’s string of 130 in a row from 1996-2004. The 35-year-old Gore resides fourth all-time on the NFL’s rushing list with 14,748 yards in 14 NFL seasons, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders. He resides 521 yards behind Sanders for third place.
