Damon Bruce Plus: 49ers, Warriors, Giants, National Headlines, Bay Area Sports Talk

No more shells. No more walkthroughs. No more speculation. The Tennessee Titans are in Santa Clara for two days of joint practices and a preseason game this week — and for the first time all summer, the 49ers' biggest questions get tested against a real opponent in real pads. Shanahan & Salah have great history, and it should be a very valuable week for both teams because of that relationship. 

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Aaron Donald — three-time Defensive Player of the Year, first-ballot Hall of Famer, the most dominant interior defensive lineman in NFL history — officially worked out for the Los Angeles Rams this week in what the NFL transaction wire formally labeled a tryout. Sean McVay said things are going in the right direction. NBC Sports is reporting a decision could come in the coming days. For 49ers fans watching this from Santa Clara with 20 guys on the injury report and an offensive line battle at left guard that's still completely unsettled — this is not the news you wanted heading into Week 1 in Melbourne. 

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ESPN called the left guard spot San Francisco's biggest training camp battle — and it's not hard to see why. Both guards from last season, Ben Bartch and Spencer Burford, walked out the door in free agency. And now the 49ers are sorting through a competition that is genuinely wide open and changing by the day. Connor Colby — a seventh-round pick who made six starts as a rookie last season — entered camp with the early edge, working with the first-team unit while veteran Robert Jones got second-team reps. The script has already flipped. 

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The 49ers have been statistically among the most injured teams in the NFL for the better part of a decade. The substation theory went viral this winter. The independent scientist said the facility was safe. And now training camp looks like a M.A.S.H. unit. Twenty players down. Zero games played. 

What's "normal" about that? 

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We're going LIVE to have the honest conversation the 49ers can't escape no matter how many scientists they hire. Right or wrong. Fair or foul. Proven or conspiracy. It doesn't matter anymore — because perception has become reality, and the reality is this franchise has been the most injured team in the NFL for the better part of a decade and nobody has a clean explanation for why. 

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1:30 - 49ers Injuries already piling up. 

4:00 - Deebo 2.0, Greenlaw 2.0 

5:45 - Brock’s first season pulling in the big money. 

7:30 - Shanahan’s car crash. 

11:20 - Should SF trade for Vita Via? 

13:30 - Brandon Aiyuk: Why would any GM pin their hopes on him? 

16:10 - Darling Rams … but they’re not deep, and the schedule is rough. 

19:05 - Who’s John’s surprise team? 

20:30 - Baker Mayfield - should he have been paid? 

22:20 - Should the Raiders slow play Mendoza into the season? 

25:15 - Has the combine jumped the shark. Evaluating players in NIL era. 

29:30 - Who will be the first coach on the HOT seat? 

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Pearsall is 25 years old and will have played a total of 20 games through his first three NFL seasons. Ouch. The 49ers spent the 31st overall pick on him in 2024 — a first-round receiver they believed could become a cornerstone of this offense for the next decade. Sadly, his career looks closer to over, than being significant. NFL, really does stand for "NOT FOR LONG". 

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The 49ers traded Deebo Samuel to Washington for a fifth-round pick in 2025. One year later — with Ricky Pearsall's knee potentially done for the season, Christian Kirk's calf sidelining him indefinitely, Brandon Aiyuk in a mansion in Virginia and not on a roster — San Francisco went right back to the familiar name and signed Deebo Samuel to a one-year deal worth up to $7 million. 

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Three Days. That's it. That's all the 49ers got from Ricky Pearsall before his knee shut him down again. The same PCL that cost him eight games in 2025 is already flaring — and the 49ers have set no timeline for his return, saying only that they are "evaluating all options." In NFL parlance, that phrase doesn't precede good news. The injury bug is already nibbling at the roster. Stop me if you've heard this one before. 

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49ers training camp opened with their head coach recovering from a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken hand, a severe concussion, and more than 40 stitches to his face after a July 14 car crash. And now Chris Simms is reporting that Kyle Shanahan came this close to losing his right eye. With all that in play, camp is still off to a very smooth start, and the team looks fast. But the 49ers have gone from "under the radar" to "back in the news" in an instant. Lots of questions, media speculation, and control are coming from everywhere. Welcome back to football season. It's here. 

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