Shanahan provides latest update on Floyd, Gross-Matos knee injuries

Defensive ends Yetur Gross-Matos and Leonard Floyd avoided significant knee injuries in the 49ers' final preseason game, coach Kyle Shanahan said Sunday. Gross-Matos is listed as "week to week," while Floyd is "day to day," Shanahan said on a conference call with Bay Area reporters. Shanahan said he did not believe Gross-Matos' injury is serious enough for him to open the season on injured reserve, which would require him to sit out the first four games of the 2024 NFL regular season. "We'll see how this week goes, and hopefully he'll have a chance to get back in practice for Week 1," Shanahan said of Gross-Matos. "But we haven't mentioned anything about IR." The 49ers open the season on Monday, Sept. 9, against the New York Jets, and Floyd is expected to be in the starting lineup. In other injury news, the 49ers expect rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall to return to practice Monday, which would appear to put him on pace to suit up for the regular-season opener. However, Shanahan suggested that safety Talanoa Hufanga could open the season on reserve/physically unable to perform. He would be required to miss the first four games of the season. Hufanga has yet to return to practice...