49ers' Richburg, Reed will miss OTAs after surgery

San Francisco 49ers center Weston Richburg and defensive back D.J. Reed will each miss the entire offseason program due to surgery, general manager John Lynch revealed Thursday. Richburg was bothered by a knee injury during the season and also needed work done on his quad, while Reed will have labrum surgery -- requiring a sixth-month recovery, per Lynch -- on Friday. The team hopes both players will be ready for training camp, which opens in late July.

Richburg, 27, started 15 of 16 games last season despite battling the nagging injury, after joining the 49ers on a five-year, $47.5 million contract as a free agent last March. He missed 12 games due to a concussion with the New York Giants in 2017, but has otherwise missed just two games through five NFL seasons. Reed, 22, was a fifth-round pick in 2018 who played in 15 games (two starts) as a rookie, posting 41 tackles (three for loss) and forcing a fumble. He was also used on kick returns, averaging 30.2 yards per return on 11 chances, but he fumbled twice.

"That was a bummer because D.J. really needs the reps, but you have to take care of it, so better now than later," Lynch said of Reed's shoulder injury. Lynch also said the rehab processes for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and running back Jerick McKinnon are going "exceptionally well," with both players hopefully on track for the start of training camp and Garoppolo potentially on track for some work during OTAs.

Both players tore an ACL last year, McKinnon just before the regular season and Garoppolo in Week 3. --Field Level Media