George Kittle returns to 49ers practice; QBs Brock Purdy, Mac Jones limited
““Brock is more limited than Mac,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on Wednesday.
Pearsall was not scheduled to practice on Wednesday, as the 49ers began preparations to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium.
“We hoped it would go faster,” Shanahan said. “It’s a thing that’s normal. It’s just not going faster than expected. But he’s better this week than last week.”
Could 49ers LB Fred Warner return for playoffs?
Unlikely, but surgeons see one scenario (paywall) “Dr. Eric Giza, chief of orthopedic foot and ankle surgery at UC Davis and head physician for the Sacramento Republic FC soccer team, usually gives patients with similar injuries a 6-6-4 recovery timeline, he said. It will take six weeks for the ankle to heal, another six weeks of rehabilitation and four weeks of what he called restoration.
“At 12 weeks, you’re rehabbed and you’re ready to start fully training, and it takes four weeks to fully restore yourself,” Giza said.
Giza, however, noted that professional athletes have access to treatment and technology a weekend pickleballer might not have. Warner could use underwater treadmills or so-called antigravity treadmills to begin rehabilitation sooner than normal. The antigravity treadmills use a pressurized air chamber to support an athlete’s body and can “unweight” up to 80 percent of the patient’s body weight.“
49ers are 4-2 with holes to fill, but buying before trade deadline would be a mistake (paywall)
“The 49ers now have only five 2026 draft picks they could trade before the deadline, although they are expected to be awarded three compensatory picks in the offseason for their 2025 free-agent losses.
Last week, Shanahan was asked whether he thought the 49ers were “one piece away” as they thought they were in their 2019 Super Bowl season, when they traded for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders at the deadline.“
Kicker Eddy Piñeiro brings calm to lives of 49ers, and his parents: ‘They deserve the world’ (paywall)
“Piñeiro projects an easygoing confidence and calm. After five games as a 49er, it’s as if he’s been here for years.
He said he’s mentally resilient because of his experience. You build up that resilience, he said, “by missing kicks. That’s how you build it up, by missing game-winners, by missing important kicks, creating a foundation. At the end of the day, we’re not going to be perfect.”….Years back, he bought a home for his mother and father, two doors down from his place in Miami. Two years ago, he told his parents that they were officially retired. Dad, a pro soccer player in his younger day, was working in construction and cabinetmaking.
Piñeiro was born in Florida. His father emigrated from Cuba, his mother from Nicaragua.
“My dad will never work another day in his life again,” Piñeiro said. “He’s done everything for me, he’s been there for me, he’s worked his whole life to give us the best life, so now it’s time that I give him the best life. … He played pro soccer and he didn’t have the best money management. Now he’s got me. We’re good.”
In high school, Piñeiro’s first love was soccer, he wanted to follow in his old man’s boots, but he quit soccer and devoted himself to kicking footballs because of the potential for an NFL payoff. In college, he chose Florida over Alabama because he wanted his parents at every game.
When Piñeiro told Mom and Dad he was picking up the tab from here on out, “They were super happy. They deserve the world, this is why I do it, I do it for them. If it was up to me, I’ll live under a bridge, I’m OK. As long as they’re living good, that’s all that matters.”
How will the 49ers replace Fred Warner in 2025?
“With 11 games to go, Lenoir is the last of that trio still healthy.
“That was kind of my goal this season, just to be a leader,” Lenoir said. “Obviously a Pro Bowl, All-Pro and all that stuff, but one of my goals was to be a leader and I’m in the bigger spotlight now that Fred is down, Bosa is down… I’ve got to be that guy.”
Sunday’s loss to Tampa offered a glimpse into what life without Warner could be like for the 49ers defense. Immediately after Warner departed, the Bucs scored touchdowns on three of their next four full drives.
Without Bosa to generate pressure or Warner dropping in coverage, Tampa Bay shredded the Niners over the middle of the field.“
Kyle Shanahan previews 49ers-Falcons Week 7 matchup
“San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan addressed reporters ahead of Wednesday’s practice as the team gears up for its Week 7 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Here’s everything he said.”
