This week, the 49ers opened the practice window for running back JaMycal Hasty, who could be activated off injured reserve in time for this weekend's game against the Indianapolis Colts. Cornerback K'Waun Williams is practicing after missing the last two games due to a calf injury.
"It's nice to get Hasty back this week," head coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR's Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks show. "He helped us out a lot in those first two games with doing some third-down routes and things like that, and running the ball.
"So, getting Hasty back should help us, and also getting K'Waun back this week. K'Waun has missed a number of games, not being our nickel back. So, just being able to add those two definitely helps."
Not everything is looking up, though. Shanahan was also asked about defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw. The coach's response was similar to what he said yesterday about the second-year player.
"[The knee] hasn't been acting right, and it's been a real unfortunate thing for him and our team this year," Shanahan said. "We're still holding out hope, but it hasn't been looking good so far, and that's just some of the stuff that you've got to deal with."
Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst showed up on today's injury report, with the 49ers indicating an issue with his calf.
"We looked at Mo Hurst today," Shanahan said. "It looked like he had a little bit of an injury, so I'm hoping that we'll get some good news on him going forward.
"I know we get [defensive tackle] Kevin Givens back next week, who is our other 3-technique that we thought we'd have going into the year. So that will help next week, and hopefully, we get some better news on Mo Hurst than I'm anticipating."
You can listen to the entire conversation with Shanahan below.
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