Lengthy rehab with little precedent
Pearsall (knee) is one of the few prominent athletes to have surgery on an isolated PCL injury, making it difficult to set expectations for rehab length or a potential return to pre-injury form, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Prem Ramkumar told the San Francisco Chronicle that there's not enough data on similar surgeries to confidently predict whether Pearsall will regain his pre-injury form in 2027. That also explains why rehab estimates have been so broad, with one report suggesting "6-12 months" as the timeline for Pearsall's return. Having undergone surgery in early August, the wideout has 13 months to prepare for Week 1 of 2027 -- right around the time he'll celebrate his 27th birthday.
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Christian Kirk
Works on side Monday
Kirk (calf) worked out on the side at Monday's practice, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Mike Evans
Minor quad strain
Evans, who didn't practice Monday, is tending to a minor quad strain, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Mike Evans
Not practicing, but catches passes
Evans (quadriceps) didn't don a uniform at Monday's practice, but he did make some stationary over-the-shoulder catches during special-teams drills, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
De'Zhaun Stribling
Missing practice again
Stribling (hamstring) remains day-to-day and won't practice Monday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Kaelon Black
Dealing with adductor injury
Black is missing Monday's practice due to an adductor injury, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Mike Evans
Has strained quad
Evans (quad) won't practice Monday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Khalil Herbert
Headed to San Francisco
The 49ers signed Herbert to a one-year deal Sunday.
Deebo Samuel Sr.
Goes through full practice Saturday
Samuel was a full participant in Saturday's training camp practice, his first since signing with the 49ers on Thursday, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
De'Zhaun Stribling
Nursing hamstring tightness
Stribling will not participate in Saturday's training camp practice due to hamstring tightness, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.
De'Zhaun Stribling
Set for expanded role sans Pearsall
Stribling will have the opportunity to earn an expanded role in the 49ers' offense after Ricky Pearsall (knee) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.