Add defensive end Mykel Williams to the lengthy 49ers injury list, as the rookie first round draft pick sustained a torn ACL Sunday in a 34-24 road win over the New York Giants.

The news was first reported by ESPN. Coach Kyle Shanahan, scheduled to speak to local media later Monday afternoon, said after the game the fear was Williams indeed had a torn ACL.

“You never know, so I said, ‘Hey, hopefully it’s not the worst,” Shanahan said. “But if it is, sucks for this year, but that’s all it sucks for. You’ll be back next year and this won’t affect you at all,’ ”

The Philadelphia Eagles got one of the potential edge rushers off the market, sending a third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Jaelan Phillips, who plays predominantly as an edge rusher in a 3-4 defense.

If the 49ers hope to a

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