Overview
- The 49ers completed a joint practice with the Tennessee Titans that included multiple early scuffles and at least two ejections, a session reporters called unusually physical for training camp.
- Coach Kyle Shanahan has resumed full coaching duties after his July 14 car crash and attended film and 11-on-11 work, but he said the team will keep starter playing time tightly controlled for the preseason opener.
- Quarterback Brock Purdy impressed in the joint practice, completing the bulk of his passes without an interception and showing the kind of timing that reduces the need for extensive preseason snaps.
- Edge rusher Nick Bosa is being managed week-to-week for soreness and tendinitis in his surgically repaired knee, and other veterans including Christian McCaffrey and Mike Evans were limited or held out of full contact work.
- With starters expected to play sparingly, teams will use the preseason games and remaining practices to evaluate rookies and depth players whose performances will drive final roster decisions.