The San Francisco 49ers returned to the practice field on Saturday. According to The Athletic's Matt Barrows, the team brought back undrafted free agent tight end Khalil ******* ins. That's right, the tight end news we were all waiting for.
During Thursday's preseason game, the Niners played five different tight ends: Bradyen Willis (37 snaps), Hayden Rucci (29), Jake Tonges (18), Luke Farrell (13), and Josiaha Deguara (12).
The 49ers may want to see if ******* ins is worth a practice squad stash. There has been no announcement about a corresponding move to open a roster spot for ******* ins.
Rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling and veteran cornerback Deommodore Lenoir have shoulder injuries. They're considered day-to-day and didn't practice on Saturday.
The three players who sustained injuries during Thursday's game, Renardo Green (hamstring), Austen Pleasants (knee), and Nick Martin (hamstring), were also not practicing.

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The San Francisco 49ers emphatically earned their first preseason win with a 41-17 (we can mention the final score this week since the 49ers won) thumping of the Los Angeles Chargers.
It was a thorough beating from the 49ers, who dominated the Chargers in all three facets of the game. A win that will likely keep Jim Harbaugh up late on Thursday night, an attitude that 49ers fans are far too familiar with. But as upset as Harbaugh will be, Kyle Shanahan will be just as excited, as there wasn't much to complain about – outside of that little left guard issue, which Austen Pleasants is apparently very involved in.
But let's focus on the positives. Three of them to be exact. Here are the three stars from Thursday's preseason win:
3rd Star – CB Jack Jones
Garret Wallow was in consideration for the honor, but Jones's performance stood out just a smidge more.

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The San Francisco 49ers couldn't quite get out of SoFi Stadium without any injuries.
Keeping players healthy is the top priority in the preseason and head coach Kyle Shanahan had a trio of injury updates immediately following his team's 41-17 romp over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday.
Cornerback Renardo Green left the game early with a hamstring issue. Shanahan said the team doesn't know the extent of the damage just yet.
"We'll have to get some imaging on that tomorrow to see if he pulled it," Shanahan said.
The other key injury came to reserve offensive lineman Austen Pleasants who went down with a knee injury in the third quarter. Shanahan told reporters it isn't an ACL tear, but they'll find out exactly what the injury is after imaging Friday.

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The San Francisco 49ers offensive line depth took a hit Thursday night when offensive lineman Austen Pleasants went down with an apparent knee injury midway through the third quarter.
Pleasants was pushed backward while engaged in a block and then reached for his right knee. He was holding his right knee while on the ground being attended to by trainers.
The veteran offensive lineman quickly entered the medical tent on the sidelines and was almost immediately ruled out. Being immediately ruled out instead of getting listed as questionable isn't a good sign for the nature of the injury. We should get more information from head coach Kyle Shanahan after the game, but the team may also wait to get imaging on Pleasants before making any decisions on him.
Pleasants on Thursday entered the mix for left guard. Rookie carver Willis started the game, but it was Pleasants who got the first opportunities when Willis went to the sideline. Willis was first in line after Pleasants went out.
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