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Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Friday, July 11th, 2025
49ers insider: Brandon Aiyuk has ‘a chance’ to be ready for Week 1
“They want to be extra cautious with him,” Maiocco explained. “Even though the timeline, everything being equal, might point toward, hey, there’s a chance Week 1, and there still might be a chance Week 1, I think the feeling inside the organization has always been don’t take any chances, start him off on PUP when they report to training camp on July 22, and then more than likely, just have that carry over into the regular season.”
While Aiyuk remains likely to miss at least the first four games of the season, the positive updates are encouraging for fans worried that the team could be without one of its top offensive weapons for an extended period.
“And then, it’s quite possible that he could be ready Week 5 or Week 6, getting up to speed quickly,” Maiocco added. “But everything I’m hearing is that things are looking good, and that the progress is even ahead of where the markers were that the 49ers put on him when he had that surgery.”
Matt Ryan highlights 49ers QB Brock Purdy’s underrated traits, addresses contract criticism
“I think his ability to throw the football over the middle of the field, that’s huge for them and fits within the scheme and what they do,” Ryan told Maiocco. “He’s a really good athlete; I think underrated, in terms of mobility, but also accuracy on the run. The ability to be accurate in the intermediate passing game, moving around — that fits with how Kyle wants to run the football........It’s nice to have a big arm — no question about it. … But those [big] plays rarely come up,” Ryan explained. “They might be two, three, four times a game. Your bread is buttered, particularly in [San Francisco’s] system, in the intermediate passing game, and getting the ball out of your hand quickly and having trust in guys to be where they’re supposed to be.
“And I think [Purdy’s] vision, anticipation, and accuracy fits really well with that.”
49ers announce 11 open training camp practice dates for 2025
49ers’ George Kittle catches passes, smacks shots, muses on season ahead (paywall)
“You forget Tahoe is in California,” Kittle said as he walked down the No. 16 fairway, on the Nevada side of the lake. Reminded he was technically in Nevada, and merely gazing at California, he added, “It makes no sense to me that there’s a state line in the middle of the lake. That’s crazy.”
49ers’ George Kittle is enjoying his golf debut, eagerly awaiting training camp (paywall)
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