By now, most San Francisco 49ers fans probably have some form of PTSD with regard to injuries.
For good reason. And we don't even need to go back years to see how this trend has been a thing for head coach Kyle Shanahan's squad (but if you want to, here you go).
The Niners were dealt repeated blows on the injury front from training camp through the preseason, which forced Shanahan and Co. to regularly shuffle the back end of the roster just to get enough bodies to participate in practices.
Presumed starters like left guard Ben Bartch, wide receivers Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall, cornerback Renardo Green, right guard Dominick Puni, nickel back Upton Stout and defensive end Mykel Williams all missed time with one ailment or another, while reservists like running backs Jordan James and Isaac Guerendo, defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos, wide receiver Jordan Watkins and safety Ji'Ayir Brown were all banged up, too.
Granted, San Francisco is still dealing with several players recovering from serious injuries, namely wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and safety Malik Mustapha, who won't soon return from ACL tears suffered last season.
But, as for the current 53-man roster, things are looking up and in a very good way.
All players on 49ers' 53-man roster are practicing ahead of Week 1
Puni, who suffered a PCL injury during the preseason and was in danger of missing at least the regular-season opener against the Seattle Seahawks, returned to practice this week. He was preceded by Jennings, too.
That's a bonus, but they aren't the only ones back on the field outside of Levi's Stadium.
As shared by the San Francisco Chronicle's Noah Furtado, both Watkins and Gross-Matos returned to practice after being sidelined with ankle and knee injuries, respectively. In the latter's case, said knee injury held him out for almost all of training camp and through the preseason.
Jordan Watkins (ankle) is also back. https://t.co/DgNUnvBUE3
— Noah Furtado (@_noahfurtado) September 4, 2025
Combing through the 49ers' Week 1 injury report, all 53 players on the current roster were able to practice.
Seems like an absolute rarity in light of what the Niners had been dealing with not too long ago.
Granted, a few of the players who were limited may still be in danger of not being fully cleared in advance of Sunday's contest against the Hawks, which kicks off on Sept. 7 at 4:05 p.m. ET.
For now, though, the injury news is certainly good news.