Purdy ‘pumped up’ after 49ers’ intense Thursday follow

By Nicki Jhabvala, The Washington Submit

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — San Francisco 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan had his group follow for an hour and 27 minutes in pads on Thursday for his or her most intense exercise of Tremendous Bowl LVIII Week. Held at UNLV’s Fertitta Soccer Complicated, the exercise devoted roughly 50 minutes to full group drills after roughly 40 minutes of warmups and positional drills.

Shanahan got here away happy with the group’s tempo and power, noting this follow was even higher than Wednesday’s non-padded exercise.

He was particularly proud of the play of quarterback Brock Purdy, who regarded stable towards each the beginning and reserve defensive items through the group durations.

“He’s had a hell of every week,” Shanahan stated. “Brock’s pumped up.”

The 49ers left no second to waste in Thursday’s follow, shortly shifting via 12 durations as CBS’s Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Evan Washburn watched from the sideline.

San Francisco’s harm report remained the identical, save for the return of left sort out Trent Williams, who practiced in full on Thursday after taking his standard veteran relaxation day on Wednesday.

Tight finish George Kittle (toe), defensive finish Arik Armstead (knee/foot), cornerback Ambry Thomas (ankle) and linebacker Oren Burks (shoulder) had been all restricted in Thursday’s exercise. Defensive sort out Kalia Davis (ankle), whose follow window to return from injured reserve was opened a few weeks in the past, participated totally.

Shanahan’s message to his group this week has been to “maintain sharpening your axe” and keep focus forward of Sunday’s recreation towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.

“I believe it’s been nice,” Shanahan stated of his gamers’ consideration to element. “The primary two days [of Super Bowl week] are all the time a problem. Yesterday was actually good, at the moment was even higher. Having these two days in a row the place we will get as near our routine as doable is nice.”

The 49ers’ last follow, on Friday, begins at 1:20 p.m. PT. That night, gamers and coaches will get to spend time with their households at a group barbecue, then resume give attention to Saturday.

“I all the time say Friday’s our weekend,” Shanahan stated. “Our weekend often begins about 4 p.m. on Friday and it ends everytime you go to mattress.”

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