The San Francisco 49ers have already reduced their roster to 80 players ahead of the August 16 deadline and today begin an acclimation period of training camp that will run through August 11. Matt Barrows of The Athletic broke down what to expect in the coming days, as the team eases its way back to football amid a pandemic.
Each of the first four days will include 60-minute walkthroughs. That timeframe will be bumped up to 75 minutes during the last four days.
Players will have Saturday off.
#49ers have 80 players on their active roster. Today they begin an acclimation period that goes thru Aug. 11. that includes strength-and-conditioning work, 60-minute walkthrough practices on each of the first four days and 75-minute walkthroughs on each of the last four days.
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 3, 2020
After that, the 49ers can look forward to getting back on the field for practices with minimal pads. Full-padded practices will begin during the next phase.
49ers players underwent physicals on Saturday, and the good news is that there were no further injury designations over the weekend. That means players who missed last season, like wide receivers Jalen Hurd and Trent Taylor, appear on schedule to return.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will (virtually) speak to the media together this afternoon. It's the first time the duo has spoken to the media together since the draft. I'll be reporting on what comes of that conversation.