SANTA CLARA — Defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos should not anticipated to open their preliminary seasons with the 49ers on the Injured Reserve record, regardless of knee accidents in Friday night time’s preseason finale in Las Vegas.
Whereas Floyd is taken into account day-to-day, Gross-Matos is extra week-to-week with out point out of an IR stint, coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Sunday on a media convention name.
The 49ers lack skilled defensive ends behind stalwart Nick Bosa, and Shanahan refused to disclose which reinforcements may make Tuesday’s preliminary 53-man roster reveal.
“You’ll see after we resolve on the 53. It appears like a query the opposite 31 groups are getting you to ask me,” Shanahan mentioned, half-jokingly. “Sorry, man, but it surely’s too laborious to ask about specifics proper now.”
Choices on the roster embrace Robert Beal Jr., Alex Barrett, Jonathan Garvin and Sam Okuayinonu. Gross-Matos and Beal have been the fast backups to Bosa and Floyd all camp. Gross-Matos and Floyd bought damage in a three-snap, first-quarter span throughout Friday’s 24-24, preseason-closing tie with the Raiders.
HEALTH UPDATES
Up-and-coming linebacker Dee Winters sustained an ankle harm whereas taking part in 23 defensive snaps and 10 extra on particular groups Friday night time. The 49ers have been awaiting outcomes from his MRI examination to find out how lengthy he is perhaps out of motion.
Security George Odum was scratched from Friday’s lineup after rolling his ankle in warmups and hobbling on the opening kickoff, Shanahan mentioned. Therefore, rookie Malik Mustapha began instead of Odum, who figures to be within the opening-game lineup if Talanoa Hufanga stays on the Bodily Unable To Carry out record the primary month of the common season.
Broad receiver Ricky Pearsall will return to observe Monday. He’s been out since Aug. 6, when he aggravated a shoulder that’s been partially dislocated 3 times since his junior 12 months in faculty, as Shanahan revealed.
ROSTER DECISIONS
The continued contract stalemates with Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams may impression how the 49ers assemble their preliminary 53-man roster. Aiyuk traveled with the 49ers to Las Vegas because the 49ers needed all gamers on their roster there. Williams stays on the Reserve/Did Not Report record, so he won’t rely towards that 53-man restrict until he arrives upon a contract decision earlier than Tuesday.
Shanahan mentioned of the place the 49ers are combating roster choices: “It’s simply connecting all of the positions. You’ve gotten the unknowns with BA and Trent proper now, and now we have loads of good competitors at a variety of positions, whether or not we go mild or heavy at sure gamers. I undoubtedly don’t need to get into specifics, as a result of that’s what all 32 groups are doing proper now — watching everybody’s rosters, listening to every little thing and determining which man they’ll get.”
QUARTERBACK ROTATION
Shanahan mentioned the 49ers haven’t determined nor knowledgeable Brock Purdy’s backups which of them will make the preliminary roster, “so we’re nonetheless working by means of that.”
Josh Dobbs bought extra motion and produced greater than Brandon Allen, final season’s No. 3 possibility behind Purdy and Sam Darnold. Dobbs, in 81 snaps, was 34-of-51 (66.7%) for 351 yards with one landing, one interception, one sack and two speeding touchdowns. Allen, in 55 snaps, was 19-of-30 (63.3%) for 194 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and three sacks. Undrafted rookie Tanner Mordecai performed 29 snaps over the previous two video games (6-of-10, 103 yards).
Purdy took 35 preseason snaps, spanning three-series cameos in final Sunday’s win over New Orleans and Friday’s tie at Las Vegas. He tried simply 18 passes, with 11 completions for 107 yards with no touchdowns, one interception and two sacks.
RAVE REVIEWS FOR GUERENDO
Rookie Isaac Guerendo opened eyes with a 93-yard kick return in his debut, however he additionally impressed in his 28 offensive snaps. He had 11 carries for 32 yards, and he caught each passes focused to him for 3 yards. Shanahan identified how Guerendo has but to observe in pads; he strained his hamstring within the first observe of camp, and neither observe final week required pads.
“To go that lengthy with out pads on, I actually preferred how he ran; he tried to interrupt tackles, by no means eased up on contact, tried to run by means of it, hit the holes hell, and had an actual good first recreation,” Shanahan mentioned.
LOGAN THOMAS 2.0
Minimize early in camp after a hamstring harm, tight finish Logan Thomas re-signed final week after declining overtures from different different groups, Shanahan mentioned. Roster calls for at different positions prompted the 49ers to initially launch Thomas, they usually informed him on the time they hoped for a possible reunion. Thomas didn’t play in Friday’s recreation however is outwardly within the combine as a George Kittle backup, together with Eric Saubert, Brayden Willis, Jake Tonges, Cam Latu and Mason Pline.
PUNI EMBEDDED AT GUARD
Dominick Puni, a third-round draft choose, has nailed down the beginning spot at proper guard, a spot he by no means performed in faculty. Though he performed left sort out final 12 months at Kansas, the 49ers didn’t give him any reps there in camp, largely as a result of accidents to Spencer Burford (hand) and Jon Feliciano (knee) thrust Puni into the first-string function on Day 3. “We most likely would have (tried Puni at sort out) if he didn’t have a beginning guard competitors throughout the first couple of days,” Shanahan mentioned. “We didn’t draft him to place him there (at left sort out) however knew he had the talent set to place him on the market if we had to take action.”
Fellow rookies Jarrett Kingston and Drake Nugent have been praised by Shanahan for enjoying their greatest preseason recreation Friday night time.
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