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Nick Wagoner
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers ended the 2024 season as probably the most injured groups within the league, and whereas they’re getting some outstanding gamers again, they will open coaching camp with loads of anticipated contributors nonetheless working their approach again from numerous illnesses.
The Niners, who can have the total squad report on Tuesday, introduced Friday that six gamers will begin coaching camp on the lively/bodily unable to carry out record and two extra have landed on the lively/non-football damage record.
Amongst these touchdown on PUP, the 49ers will really feel it most at huge receiver, the place Brandon Aiyuk (knee) and Ricky Pearsall, who missed most of organized crew actions with a hamstring damage, will not be instantly accessible.
Pearsall’s presence signifies a minimum of a slight setback after coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned through the crew’s necessary minicamp that the second-year wideout was anticipated to be prepared for the beginning of camp.
Aiyuk, in the meantime, continues to be recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in Week 7. His standing for the beginning of the common season stays up within the air.
Offensive lineman Andre Dillard (ankle) and defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos, security Malik Mustapha and linebacker Curtis Robinson, all of whom have been coping with knee accidents, additionally landed on PUP. From that group, Gross-Matos and Dillard had been additionally slated to return for the beginning of camp, Shanahan mentioned in June.
Elsewhere, offensive lineman Ben Bartch and security George Odum will open camp on the NFI record.
Gamers who begin camp on the lively model of the PUP or NFI record depend towards the 90-man roster however might be activated at any time and are in a position to take part in crew conferences throughout restoration.
