The San Francisco 49ers welcomed back the Faithful on Monday for the first padded practice of training camp. While there is a lot of excitement surrounding the first practice in pads, a handful of veterans opened up the week with a rest day, so expect the energy to ramp up a few more notches when a larger contingency of 49ers players hit the field tomorrow.
Training Camp Notebook
- Ahead of practice No. 5, the 49ers activated wide receiver Ricky Pearsall from the Active/Non-Football Injury List.
- DL Nick Bosa, FB Kyle Juszczyk, OL Jake Brendel and RB Christian McCaffrey took a veteran rest day on Monday.
- Other players that did not practice on Monday include RB Isaac Guerendo (hamstring), WR Jacob Cowing (hamstring), WR Tay Martin (hamstring) and OL Spencer Burford (hand).
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan shared that timelines for Cowing and Martin, who suffered lighter grade hamstring injuries, have a roughly a 10-day timeline for return.
- The head coach added that no decision has been made on whether or not Burford should undergo surgery for his broken hand.
- DL Drake Jackson (knee) is not expected to make his return from the PUP list during training camp.
- During special teams, WRs Pearsall, Trent Taylor and Ronnie Bell were returning punts.
- K Jake Moody hit all four of his field goal attempts on the day.
- DL Leonard Floyd opened up red zone drills by getting into the backfield for a pressure, forcing QB Brock Purdy out of the pocket.
- Later in red zone drills, Purdy found Taylor for a touchdown.
- QB Brandon Allen connected with Bell on a short pass to the right for a yards after catch touchdown.
- QB Joshua Dobbs hit WR Jauan Jennings for a score during red zone drills.
- LB Fred Warner caught his first interception of camp, snagging a ball that bounced off of a receiver's chest during red zone drills.
- Rookie CB Renardo Green broke up a pass intended for Jennings in the right corner of the end zone.
- During 11-on-11 drills, WR Deebo Samuel Sr. hauled in a pass over the middle while taking a big tackle from S Tayler Hawkins.
Maliek Collins Talks Role Alongside Javon Hargrave on the 49ers Defensive Front
The veteran defensive lineman was the only player acquired by the 49ers via trade during the free agency period. San Francisco sent a seventh-round draft pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to the Houston Texans in exchange for Collins.
Throughout the early days of training camp, Collins has logged a large portion of his reps alongside Javon Hargrave on the interior of 49ers defensive line.
"He's a guy that I've studied for a long time," Collins said. "We came out together. We trained a little bit in the offseason together. I'm just excited to be here and learn from him.
"I think we are going to compliment each other well. I think his game, the ability to win at the speed that he wins at, on a fast pace through the A and B gap, that's something I can learn from as far as speeding up my rushes. I've been close a lot as far as pressures and things like that but I'm learning from him how to speed up my rush and get vertical."
Collins is set to enter his ninth NFL season and was brought in to help revamp the 49ers defensive line for the 2024 season. While he's new to the organization, Collins' reunion with defensive line coach Kris Kocurek has been a long-awaited meeting after crossing paths with him prior to entering the league.
"Kris, that's someone I've been waiting to play for," Collins said. "I thought I was going to go to Detroit (Lions) when I first came out and play for him. We had a good draft meeting. He's someone I have been eager to learn from. He's on it."
