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By James Brizuela
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The San Francisco 49ers have been one of the most injured teams in the NFL through six weeks of action. However, they received good news regarding the injury statuses of Brock Purdy and George Kittle.
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Purdy has been suffering from a turf toe injury that he suffered in Week 1, and reaggravated in Week 4. He has missed a total of four games. Kittle suffered a hamstring injury that placed him on IR. He has missed five games.
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Now, it appears that both are trending towards a comeback.
Per multiple reports, Purdy is set to return to practice. However, it does appear that Mac Jones might still be in line to start on Sunday as Purdy is "more limited," per Kyle Shanahan.
Depending on how Purdy progresses through practice will reveal if he can return to action in Week 7.
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Kittle will also have has practice window opened today, meaning the 49ers can bring him back at any point within 21 days.
San Francisco getting back one or both stars would be huge, especially since the team just lost linebacker Fred Warner for the season. The 49ers are beginning to get healthy, and the silver lining is that the team is still 4-2 despite missing multiple starters and impact players.
Warner going down against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers almost seemed to suck the air out of the competitiveness of the day. It might also have been the fact that he is arguably the best linebacker in the NFL and the defensive leader for the 49ers.
Once he was carted off the field, the 49ers could simply not catch the Buccaneers. The offense was held down to scoreless second and fourth quarters, which all but stamped the win for Tampa Bay.
As stated, the 49ers are still 4-2 and are tied for first in the highly competitive NFC West. They have shown plenty of grit during the first six games of the season.
Should the team get Purdy, Kittle, and Pearsall back in the next week or so, the team might be able to string some wins together to keep their pace in the NFC race.
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