Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Friday, May 30th, 2025
“The San Francisco 49ers kicked off organized team activities this week, and head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters following Thursday’s practice. Here’s everything he had to say.”
““Ricky’s here. Ricky’s been awesome,” Shanahan said. “But Ricky has a tweaked hamstring, so I’d be surprised if he does anything in OTAs.”
The 49ers’ mandatory minicamp is scheduled for June 10 and 11. Pearsall is not expected to take part in the team’s minicamp, either.
“By the time you get to minicamp, there’s just two days left in school,” Shanahan said. “Probably won’t just throw him out there.”
“The defensive play of the day came late in practice. Nick Bosa pressured Purdy, who broke out of the pocket and rolled to his left. Purdy tried to fit a pass into tight end George Kittle. But former Seahawks cornerback Tre Brown made the leaping interception.”
Christian McCaffrey looks like his 2023 self as re-energized 49ers begin OTAs (paywall)
“You have to keep in mind it was merely the second OTA practice of the spring season. And there was no tackling or hitting. And the players on the field at the time weren’t even wearing helmets.
But — whew! — Christian McCaffrey looked electric on one of his runs Thursday, one where he hopped through the line of scrimmage before accelerating past the linebackers and bursting up the middle of the field.”
Fred Warner impressed by 49ers rookies Nick Martin and Mykel Williams
“He’s come in and he’s asked me every single question known to man,” Warner added. “Like, ‘Fred, how are you doing this? What are you doing after practice? What are you doing after you lift?’ And wanting to be a part of those things and not being afraid to ask those questions.
“I mean, I’ve seen the athletic ability flash already on the field, and the way that he closes. [He] closes space really quickly, and he already has the great mindset of wanting to learn. So, I’m really happy with where he’s at.”
Warner is also encouraged by the attitude and approach of Mykel Williams, the 49ers’ first-round pick out of Georgia. The rookie defensive end was selected No. 11 overall and has already made an impression with his effort and willingness to do whatever it takes to make an immediate impact.
“He’s made of the exact right stuff, too,” Warner said. “He’s telling me, he’s like, ‘Man, I just want to play with great effort.’ That’s the thing that he’s talking to me about. Like, ‘Man, I just want to run to the ball.’
“And, as a young player who has seen a lot of success over at an SEC school like Georgia, and you’re coming onto a team as a first-round draft pick, 11th overall, and you’re talking about running to the football, you don’t see that very often.
“So that just tells me that we got the right kind of guys in the building, that we’re drafting the guys that are going to see a lot of success because of what they’re made of.”
Have the 49ers struck seventh-round QB gold in the draft again with Kurtis Rourke? (paywall)
“Still, it’s worth noting that Rourke, pick No. 227 this spring, also possesses Purdy-like traits that often translate to NFL success at a position that remains a source of migraines to evaluate.
“I think he plays on time and he sees the field very well,” Ahmad said. “So he processes it, he sees it and can get the ball out on time. And I think he’s very accurate.”