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Who is hurt, how hurt, and whether the team's description of it should be believed by an adult.
George Kittle tore it on January 11 and had surgery three days later. He is thirty-two, he is off the PUP list, and he has a real chance to play Thursday. Friends, this is the most encouraging injury story of the season and I still would not start him.
The coach is optimistic. The sprain is reportedly low rather than high. The man has not been on a practice field since the twenty-third. Folks, I have to set a lineup on Sunday and optimism does not have a snap count.
Ricky Pearsall is done for 2026 after PCL surgery. The 49ers passed on operating in the offseason and hoped rest would hold. Camp swelling settled the argument, and Deebo Samuel is standing in the roster spot it opened.