49ers camp takeaways: Bosa dominates backfield in final practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — Coach Kyle Shanahan called the 49ers together Wednesday afternoon with one scheduled period remaining in practice.
Training camp was cut short, and it came to an official end just like that.
The 49ers held their 19th day of practice, and the team appears to be in rest-and-get-ready mode with less than three weeks before the 2024 NFL season officially kicks off.
Camp concluded with two days of non-padded workouts Tuesday and Wednesday. The second practice was brought to an end approximately 15 minutes early.
Here is a look the takeaways from the 49ers’ final practice of training camp:
Mitchell, Guerendo Return
Running backs Elijah Mitchell and Isaac Guerendo returned to the practice field this week after missing most of training camp with hamstring injuries.
Mitchell served as the 49ers’ backup ever since Christian McCaffrey arrived on the scene in the middle of the 2022 season. The 49ers traded up in April to select Guerendo in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
On Wednesday, Jordan Mason lined up in the backfield for the first play of practice. Mitchell entered on the second play and immediately got a rushing attempt. He also caught a pass during the practice session.
Guerendo, who was the fastest running back at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine, looks all the way back after sustaining his injury early in the first practice of camp.
Mason, Mitchell and Guerendo appear to be in line to win roster spots behind McCaffrey.
Bosa In The Backfield
Defensive linemen rarely get a whole lot of attention during training camp because offensive players are not allowed to be tackled.
And while 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa never popped any of his offensive teammates, he seemed to spend as much time in the backfield as quarterback Brock Purdy.
Bosa capped a strong training camp with a particularly impressive day before the 49ers broke camp.
Bosa was regularly…
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Publish date : 2024-08-21 22:22:05
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