Chris Foerster claims 49ers are healthy despite practice absences
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 2:14 PM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
San Francisco 49ers assistant coach Chris Foerster stated that the team is in good health despite 20 players sitting out practice. Foerster emphasized that the injuries are largely minor and typical for a rigorous training camp. This assertion comes as head coach Kyle Shanahan recovers from a car accident. Foerster believes the team can manage injury concerns better this season than in the past. The 49ers are trying to maintain a physical approach during training camp.
- •Chris Foerster fills in for head coach Kyle Shanahan
- •20 players missed practice due to minor injuries
- •Foerster emphasizes healthy status of the team
- •Focus on contact-style football in training camp
- •Team looks to improve injury management this season
- 2:14 PMYahoo Sports — Chris Foerster: 49ers are "very healthy," bumps and bruises come from practicing hard
"Chris Foerster, the San Francisco assistant who is filling in while head coach Kyle Shanahan recuperates from a car accident, says the narrative that the 49ers have been devastated with training camp injuries is incorrect.
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