Nick Wagoner
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers ended the 2024 season as one of the vital injured groups within the league, and whereas they're getting some distinguished gamers again, they're going to open coaching camp with loads of anticipated contributors nonetheless working their manner again from numerous illnesses.
The Niners, who may have the total squad report on Tuesday, introduced Friday that six gamers will begin coaching camp on the energetic/bodily unable to carry out checklist and two extra have landed on the energetic/non-football damage checklist.
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 obtainable.
Pearsall's presence signifies at the very least a slight setback after coach Kyle Shanahan stated in the course of the crew's obligatory 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 the 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 stated in June.
Elsewhere, offensive lineman Ben Bartch and security George Odum will open camp on the NFI checklist.
Gamers who begin camp on the energetic model of the PUP or NFI checklist rely in opposition to the 90-man roster however will be activated at any time and are in a position to take part in crew conferences throughout restoration.
