49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seemed pleased with how wide receiver Dante Pettis was progressing when asked about the 2018 second-round
pick in June
Richard Sherman Jersey , but he doesn’t sound as thrilled about Pettis as the preseason winds down.Shanahan was asked on Sunday why Pettis remained in
Saturday night’s game into the fourth quarter when other starters were out of
the contest earlier.“I believe he needed to be,” Shanahan said, via Matt Barrows
of TheAthletic.com. “He’s still trying to earn a role on this team and still is
showing what he’s capable of doing consistently.”Pettis has started all three
preseason games, but it’s clear Shanahan hasn’t seen what he’s wanted from the
wideout this summer. It’s hard to imagine that the 49ers would cut ties with a
second-round pick before his second season, but he may be playing a smaller role
than anticipated if he fails to meet the standard Shanahan is looking for this
year. After missing Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, wide
receiver Doug Baldwin returned to limited participation in practice for the
Seattle Seahawks on Thursday.Baldwin was held out of Monday’s game due to a hip
issue that flared up following the team’s win over the San Francisco 49ers the
previous week. Baldwin played 54 of 58 offensive snaps against the 49ers but was
unable to practice all last week before being deemed inactive against the
Vikings.With Baldwin out
Adrian Colbert Jersey White , Russell Wilson was held to the fewest passing yards and lowest passer rating of any game in his seven-year career as
Seahawks starting quarterback by Minnesota.Baldwin has missed three games this
season and has dealt with injuries to both knees, hip, groin and elbow injuries
throughout the season.Linebacker K.J. Wright also returned to limited
participation in practice for the first time since being sidelined with a knee
injury coming out of the team’s loss in Los Angeles to the Rams last month.
Wright was away from the team two weeks ago getting treatment on his knee the
team hoped would enable him to turn the corner in his rehab. Wright has been
limited to just three games played all season due to a knee injury in the
preseason that required surgery and forced him to miss the first six games of
the year. He’s missed the four games since again being sidelined.Wright isn’t
expected to play this week but is progressing toward a return. With Mychal
Kendricks, who Seattle signed in September to help mitigate Wright’s absence,
out for the year after injuring his knee against the Vikings on Monday night,
Seattle would love to get Wright back for a likely playoff trip.Right guard D.J.
Fluker (hamstring)
Malcolm Smith Jersey White , running back Rashaad Penny (knee), safety Maurice Alexander (concussion), defensive tackle Shamar Stephen (foot),
defensive end Frank Clark (elbow) and defensive tackle Jarran Reed (oblique) all
missed practice on Thursday.Fluker likely won’t play for a second straight week
and Alexander is running out of time to clear concussion protocol in time to
return.
