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49ers report date set for start of training camp

San Francisco 49ers rookies and veterans will report to the team’s Santa Clara headquarters before the start of training camp on the same day Thursday, July 27, the league announced this week.

The first practice of camp is likely to be the following day on Friday, 14 days before the first preseason game on Aug. 11 at Kansas City.

The 49ers concluded their offseason program last week with two mandatory minicamp practices Tuesday and Wednesday before film work and strength and conditioning on Thursday.

New coach Kyle Shanahan elected to not have practice Thursday in order to help ensure players’ health and allow for families to come to the facility for team building. Shanahan said the team would bring in bounce houses for kids and have a team-wide barbecue.

“I would rather practice every day,” Shanahan said. “But, just trying to be smart. I’ve been a part of a lot of, many years of that last practice before you get a month off, before everyone goes on vacation, and then you come back for training camp. I just haven’t had a lot of, that practice hasn’t ever been very productive. Usually, and when it’s the last day of school, school’s not always that productive and that wouldn’t be that big of a deal if that was the only thing you were risking. But, you’re risking injuries and I have just always gotten worried.”

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