The San Francisco 49ers welcomed back the fans for the team's second training camp practice, and fans were reintroduced to one of red and gold's most beloved training camp traditions, the "Rookie Hype Machine." Rookies Drake Nugent and Jarrett Kingston joined forces get the crowds in high spirits ahead of the workout.
Training Camp Notebook
- Tackle Trent Williams was placed on the Reserve/Did Not Report list before the start of practice.
- The 49ers signed wide receiver Malik Turner to a one-year deal.
- During 11-on-11 drills, CB Darrell Luter Jr. intercepted a deep ball intended for wide receiver Jauan Jennings.
- WR Ricky Pearsall, who was placed on the Active/NFI list to start training camp, was doing rehab work (sprints) on the sidelines of practice.
- As detailed by head coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday, Christian McCaffrey was a full participant at practice, joining in on both individual and team drills in Thursday's workout.
- The 49ers were testing out multiple offensive line groupings on the first team that included Jake Brendel and Jon Feliciano taking reps at center. Third-year Spencer Burford took reps at right guard while Aaron Banks and Feliciano also split reps at left guard. Jaylon Moore is working in at left tackle with Williams not at practice.
- Safety Malik Mustapha nearly snagged another pick breaking up a pass to Jennings near the left sideline.
- Quarterback Brock Purdy connected with second-year tight end Brayden Willis up the seam for a gain of 20 or so yards.
- Purdy showed he hasn't skipped a beat in terms of timing and chemistry with wideout Deebo Samuel Sr., connecting with the veteran multiple times with defensive backs sticky in coverage.
- Kicker Jake Moody made all four of his field goal attempts for the day.
McCaffrey Discusses Rejoining Team Drills
The veteran running back was limited for the start of camp on Wednesday in line with a workload plan set forth by the 49ers coaching staff. Head coach Kyle Shanahan noted that he would be participating in team drills Thursday, and according to plan, the Faithful got to see McCaffrey rejoin team drills in the team's first open workout.
"Just our plan with him," Shanahan said. "We have a whole thing mapped out, so it'll be different each day. A number of players are like that."
"It was good to be back," McCaffrey said. "I think it's probably smart to ease into things a little bit these first few days, and then next week, get going. But, it's important to get my eyes right, get the timing right, just get more comfortable. You have to get these reps. It's important."
Another running back increasing his reps on Thursday was third-year Jordan Mason, who caught multiple passes over the course of 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 periods.
"He's improved so much from the first time meeting him," McCaffrey said. "Just in the meetings, the way he is out at practice. Our whole running back room has such a good energy to it right now. We are all pushing each other, making each other better but also being there for each other. It's a really fun room to be a part of because you want to talk about guys forcing you to be at your best, every single one of those guys are doing just that."
