The San Francisco 49ers are getting some much-needed reinforcements this week, as starting quarterback Brock Purdy and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall are both returning from multi-week injuries.

Purdy has been out since Week 4 after re-aggravating a toe injury, while Pearsall has missed the same amount of time with a knee injury.

For Pearsall, the 49ers expected the wideout back a while back when talking about initial timelines, but the injury has clearly been significant enough that the team had to hold him out until Week 12.

“It’s always frustrating when you get something taken away from you like that,” Pearsall said about his injury. “Just playing football, that’s part of the game. Sometimes you get banged up, but yeah, it sucks. Anytime I don’t get snaps and I’m not out there with my

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