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49ers QB Brock Purdy’s status headlines team’s latest update on injured players
“The 49ers will not open the practice window for wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, Shanahan said. Aiyuk’s status for the season remains unclear after sustaining an ACL tear in his right knee on Oct. 20, 2024. He remains on the reserve/PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list.
Second-year wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who has missed five games, could see a return to the practice field this week. He sustained a posterior-cruciate injury in his right knee in the 49ers’ Sept. 28 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He led the team in receiving at the time of the injury. Pearsall has 20 catches for 327 yards in four games this season.
The 49ers believe there is a chance center Jake Brendel can be back on the practice field this week after he missed two games with a hamstring injury.
Guard Ben Bartch made progress last week from a knee injury. He remains on injured reserve after starting the first two games of the season.“
What happens after you get traded? NFL players explain, in their own words (paywall) “Trent Williams: “I was getting ready to go to Minnesota. It wasn’t my ideal place, but I was cool with it. I mean, I like Kirk (Cousins). Kirk’s one of my friends and I was ready to do it. And then when I saw the compensation and it was like two fifth-rounders, I’m like, ‘Oh well, that’s not a steep price.’
“So I said to (49ers coach) Kyle (Shanahan), ‘Hey man, I’m finna go to Minnesota. What’s up?’ I forget exactly how I put it. And he was like, ‘No, man, no. The asking price (Washington) wants is too high. It’s astronomical. They’re gonna want a couple of first-rounders.’ I said, ‘No, I’m literally finna get traded for two fifth-round picks.’ And he was like, ‘What?’ Then he got in the mix and then the Rams got in the mix, and, obviously, I’ve known (Rams coach) Sean McVay just as long as I’ve known Kyle.
“(The Rams) asked me to play left guard because they had Andrew Whitworth. It was his (next-to-last) year and it would have been a tough conversation to have (with him). … So I’m like, ‘I’m not playing left guard. Not right now.’ I could see it a couple of years at the end, but not (then).
“So I kind of zeroed in on the 49ers and we made it work. (The Rams) came back and was like, ‘No, we’re going to let you play left tackle.’ Whitworth contacted me himself and said he’d love to play with me. But at that point, it was kind of a little too far — I’d already taken my mind off of them and I was doing whatever I could to get to San Francisco.”
49ers vs. Giants PFF grades: Best and worst from the game, plus snap counts
“Dominick Puni was the game’s highest-graded offensive lineman (89.4). Right tackle Colton McKivitz...
