SANTA CLARA -- In the span of three days, 49ers tight end Vance McDonald went from securing his long-term future with the club to seeing his season come to an abrupt end.
On Friday, McDonald received a $7 million signing bonus as part of a three-year contract with a club option for two additional seasons. McDonald was in the fourth and final season of the original deal he signed as a second-round draft pick in 2013.
Two days later, he sustained a fractured left scapula (shoulder blade) that prompted the 49ers to place him on season-ending injured reserve.