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49ers announcer suspended for saying Lamar Jackson's 'dark skin color' made him hard to stop

49ers Broadcaster Tim Ryan at the team's NFL football training camp in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, July 27, 2019.

49ers Broadcaster Tim Ryan at the team's NFL football training camp in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, July 27, 2019.

Photo: Jeff Chiu / AP

Tim Ryan, the color analyst for the 49ers' official radio broadcast, was suspended Wednesday after saying that Lamar Jackson's "dark skin color with a dark football with a dark uniform" made it hard to stop him on zone-read plays.

The 49ers confirmed Ryan's suspension in a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle, which first reported the story.