The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for a primetime regular-season finale, hosting the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night at Levi’s® Stadium in a Week 18 matchup with significant postseason implications. The team released its final injury report following Thursday’s practice.
TE George Kittle and WR Ricky Pearsall both practiced in a limited capacity throughout the week. Head coach Kyle Shanahan emphasized the importance of having his top players available.
“The more good players you have out there, everyone knows Kittle’s a great player,” Shanahan said. “We’re going against a great defense, a great team. So, it’s definitely huge to have everyone on board who is capable of it.”
CB Upton Stout was a full participant in Thursday’s practice but has not officially been cleared through the league’s concussion protocol. DL Keion White returned to practice in a limited capacity on Thursday after missing the first two practices of the week. Trent Williams, meanwhile, did not practice this week, though Shanahan said the veteran tackle has made progress and has been able to test his hamstring in a limited way.
“I think he’s made good progress,” Shanahan said. “If the doctors okay it and Trent believes he can do it and get through it, then there’s no decision on my part, we’ll definitely have him up.”
RB Christian McCaffrey and FB Kyle Juszczyk were both limited participants on Wednesday before returning to full participation on Thursday. Shanahan explained the team took a cautious approach overall, noting the workload of back-to-back short weeks of preparation.
“We monitored our whole team,” Shanahan said. “This was just something we needed to do for a number of those guys… being three games in 13 days.”
CB Renardo Green, who has been managing a neck injury, was a full participant throughout the week and does not carry a game designation.
