SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- One day after losing linebacker Fred Warner to a season-ending right ankle dislocation , the San Francisco 49ers got some positive injury news Monday as coach Kyle Shanahan said tight end George Kittle will return to practice this week.

Kittle, who has been on injured reserve since Week 2 because of a strained right hamstring, will begin his 21-day practice window this week with a chance to play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.

"That's the hope,"Shanahan said.

Quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) and receiver Ricky Pearsall (right knee) also could return to practice this week, Shanahan said. After getting evaluated Wednesday, both will be day-to-day from there.

Kittle injured his hamstring in the season opener against the Seattle Seahawks o

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