SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings returned to practice Monday for the first time in more than a month in a sign that he will be ready to start the season.

Jennings left practice early with a calf injury on July 27 and hadn't been on the field for an official practice with the team since then. Jennings was also seeking a new contract, but has apparently returned to the field without that in place as the team prepares for the opener on Sunday at Seattle.

“Obviously have all hands on deck, having the guys that we plan to be here, having them there in Week 1, it's definitely going to help,” star left tackle Trent Williams said. “We’re going to need it, going into the toughest environment in the league. No real warmup to it.”

Jennings is entering the fi

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