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Why Kyle Shanahan is not concerned over injury-riddled 49ers roster

Nypost · · 431 words · By Thomas L Murray
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What to know about Why Kyle Shanahan is not concerned over injury-riddled 49ers roster

One of the biggest topics at the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp has been the rapid number of injuries on the roster.

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What happened

One of the biggest topics at the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp has been the rapid number of injuries on the roster.

Why it matters

Despite a growing number of players on the injury report, coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t seem too concerned about it.

Common ground

“It feels pretty normal, give or take three,” Shanahan said.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Lucrative free-agent signing Mike Evans, rookie De’Zhaun Stribling and veteran Christian Kirk joined Pearsall on the IL.”
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Multiple independent sources (Niners Nation, Newsweek, and Bay Area News Group/Cam Inman) confirm that Mike Evans, De'Zhaun Stribling, and Christian Kirk are wide receivers on the 49ers' injury list/missing practice.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were le…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the San Francisco 49ers' 77th in the National Football League (NFL), their 81st overall, their 13th playing their home games at Levi's Stadium, and their tenth under the tandem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of current National Football Conference (NFC) team rosters.
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Claim 2: “four of them are from the wide receiver room.”
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Claim 3: “Bosa is working his way back from a torn ACL he suffered in Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals.”
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A specific web source confirms Nick Bosa suffered a torn ACL in Week 3 of the 2025 season against the Cardinals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nick Jr. Channel (sometimes shortened to Nick Jr.) is a pay television network aimed mainly at children between 2 and 6 years of age. It features a mix of current and former preschool-oriented program…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nick Bosa suffered his torn ACL, the third of his career, in Week 3 of the 2025 season against the Cardinals (Image: Getty Images). Nick Bosa was the first victim of the San Francisco 49ers' injury cu…
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Claim 4: “Two of the 19 players the team has listed include George Kittle and Nick Bosa, who both had their seasons abruptly end last year due to injury.”
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Web search results explicitly state that George Kittle and Nick Bosa are among the 19 players listed and that their previous seasons ended abruptly due to injury.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two of the 19 players the team has listed include George Kittle and Nick Bosa, who both had their seasons abruptly end last year due to injury.
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web search NEUTRAL — George Kittle and Nick Bosa are both set to miss Wednesday's practice, but 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seems confident both will play in Week 11.
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle was removed from the physically unable to perform list on Sunday, raising optimism that he could make a comeback from a ruptured right Achilles tendon …
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Claim 5: “Kittle ruptured his Achilles during last year’s wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles”
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Claim 6: “Ricky Pearsall, who will miss the 2026 season after having knee surgery.”
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Multiple independent web sources (TikTok, Bolavip US, and another news source) explicitly state that Ricky Pearsall will miss the 2026 season due to PCL/knee surgery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the San Francisco 49ers' 77th in the National Football League (NFL), their 81st overall, their 13th playing their home games at Levi's Stadium, and their tenth under the tandem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eugene "Tre" Wilson III (born December 16, 2004) is an American college football wide receiver for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference . He previously played for the Florida Gators.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Pearsall Jr. (born September 9, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the …
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Claim 7: “Since 2014, the 49ers have ranked as one of the most injured franchises in football”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 76th in the National Football League (NFL), their 80th overall, their 12th playing their home games at Levi's Stadium, and their ninth under the head coach…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in th…
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Claim 8: “Since the team reported to camp on July 26, they’ve logged 19 players on the injured list”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Am…
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