Shanahan revealed that both players suffered knee sprains and will undergo MRIs on Saturday. The coach emphasized that the initial examinations didn't show any ACL damage. A positive sign was that both players returned to the sideline later in the game to join their teammates.
Quarterback Brock Purdy was initially disheartened to see the two pass rushers go down in the final preseason game. Regarding Floyd, he stated, "The word is good, just around that. He's feeling better. Hopefully, he's good to go, but, like I said, third preseason game, and seeing one of our starters go down like that is always scary."
Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who missed the entire preseason and much of training camp due to a shoulder injury, was also discussed. Shanahan provided specifics on the injury, stating that he still hopes to have the rookie available for Week 1 against the New York Jets.
"We'll see how he is this week," Shanahan said. "Hoping to get [him] back into practice this week, and if he does, then that's a pretty good sign that he could be available for then."
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Shanahan explained that Pearsall is dealing with a shoulder subluxation, which is a partial dislocation. While he didn't offer further details on the current injury, he noted that it initially occurred during Pearsall's college career.
"I think his junior year," Shanahan shared. "About 50% of the people coming out of college do that. That really wasn't the problem. He did it in OTAs for the first time with us, and when you do that, it's tender. And then he redid it here a couple weeks ago, and it makes it tender, so you want to give him time to come back from it."
Shanahan added that the injury wasn't a significant concern when Pearsall was drafted, as he estimates that about 80% of his players have experienced something similar at some point.
"So, it's a pretty normal thing," he concluded.
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