Nine 49ers players miss practice before travel to Australia for opener

The San Francisco 49ers held their penultimate practice Tuesday before traveling to Australia for the Week 1 game against the Los Angeles Rams. Reporters observed nine players absent from the session, including four projected starters. The missing players are Nick Bosa, Romello Height, Gracen Halton, Renardo Green, Mike Evans, Jacob Cowing, Kyle Juszczyk, Luke Gifford, and Ephesians Prysock. George Kittle participated in the session without apparent setbacks and is expected to play in the season opener. The team is exercising caution with injuries ahead of the trip, as formal participation reports are not required until the start of the official game week next Monday. Wednesday’s practice session will provide further indication regarding which players are prepared to make the flight.

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