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Jimmie Ward continues to miss practice while DeForest Buckner returned on Wednesday. Buckner, along with TE Vance McDonald, was limited during practice.
Buckner and McDonald missed Thursday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Below is the participation report for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills.
San Francisco 49ers Wednesday Practice
Did Not Practice
CB Jimmie Ward (quadricep)
Limited Participation
G Zane Beadles (ankle), LB Ahmad Brooks (groin), DT DeForest Buckner (foot), DT Quinton Dial (knee), DT Glenn Dorsey (knee), WR Jeremy Kerley (ankle), TE Vance McDonald (hip), S
Jaquiski Tartt (quadricep)
Full Participation
DT
Arik Armstead (shoulder), LB Tank Carradine (toe)
Buffalo Bills Wednesday Practice
Did Not Practice
LB Lorenzo Alexander (not injury related), LB Zach Brown (foot), TE Charles Clay (knee), DT Marcell Dareus (hamstring), RB Mike Gillislee (illness), T Cordy Glenn (ankle), T Cyrus Kouandijo (knee), LB Brandon Spikes (illness)
Limited Participation
DT Corbin Bryant (ankle), WR Marquise Goodwin (illness), C Patrick Lewis (knee), P Colton Schmidt (right quadricep), CB Corey White (shoulder), S Aaron Williams (foot)
The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Week 12 contest against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.
The following seven 49ers players remain on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
WR Brandon Aiyuk
TE Daniel Helm
DT D.J. Jones
DL Javon Kinlaw
LB Joe Walker
T Trent Williams
DE Jordan Willis
They are not allowed to be at the team's facilities until they have cleared testing protocols and are deemed safe to return.
Below are Thursday's practice participation reports for both the 49ers and Rams, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
San Francisco 49ers Thursday
Takkarist McKinley is a member of the Oakland Raiders now. It's his fourth NFL team in two weeks. The Raiders claimed the defensive end after the San Francisco 49ers waived him last Friday due to a failed physical. That, of course, came after the Cincinnati Bengals waived him ... due to a failed physical. And the whole process started when the Atlanta Falcons waived him on November 9.
McKinley has been consistent in thanking his former teams. Here is what he tweeted out after his time with the Falcons.
Thank you
Reporters did not see San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel during today's practice, which is the last of this week before the team boards a plane bound for New Orleans. That means the second-year wideout did not practice at all this week, making his availability for Sunday's game against the Saints very unlikely.
Samuel is attempting to return from a hamstring injury suffered during the 49ers' Week 7 win over the New England Patriots.
General manager John Lynch had hoped Samuel might be able to get onto the practice field today but noted that his availability for this weekend remained a long shot.
"I think the final challenge or opportunity for Deebo to show that he can go is out here on Friday,"
