If you ignore the injured reserve list that includes 19 players, the San Francisco 49ers appear to be relatively healthy. That's good news as the team prepares to play the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday.
"Since the Dallas game, the injury bug has kind of -- I don't want to jinx it -- has kind of stopped," 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said on Thursday. "We've been able to have that continuity throughout and so the improvement that we've been seeing has been pretty cool defensively."
The only player who did not practice on Wednesday due to an injury was right tackle Trent Brown (shoulder). He was limited on Thursday. Brown played all 75 offensive snaps during Sunday's victory against the Chicago Bears after being listed as questionable for the game.
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Below are the official Thursday practice participation reports for both the 49ers and Texans, as provided by the 49ers Communications department.
San Francisco 49ers Thursday Practice
Did Not Participate In Practice
DT DeForest Buckner (not injury related – vet day), DT Earl Mitchell (not injury related – vet day)
Limited Participation in Practice
T Trent Brown (shoulder), S Adrian Colbert (thumb)
Full Participation in Practice
DE Elvis Dumervil (not injury related), S Eric Reid (knee), T Joe Staley (not injury related)
Houston Texans Thursday Practice
Did Not Participate In Practice
RB Alfred Blue (concussion), T Julien Davenport (shoulder), LB Jelani Jenkins (concussion), WR Braxton Miller (concussion), G Xavier Su'a-Filo (groin)
Full Participation in Practice
G Jeff Allen (hand), LB Jadeveon Clowney (knee), WR Will Fuller (ribs), CB Kareem Jackson (ribs), CB Johnathan Joseph (shoulder), G Greg Mancz (shoulder), WR Chris Thompson (neck), RB Jordan Todman (hand)
