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49ers, Texans joint practice roundup: Dante Pettis shines again, Joshua Garnett working with first-team unit

By Peter Panacy

ENGLEWOOD, CO - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers gets some tape from an assistant as he works out during a joint training session with the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos at the Denver Broncos Training Facility on August 27, 2015 in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
ENGLEWOOD, CO - AUGUST 27: Jarryd Hayne #38 of the San Francisco 49ers gets some tape from an assistant as he works out during a joint training session with the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos at the Denver Broncos Training Facility on August 27, 2015 in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 04: Joshua Garnett #65 of the San Francisco 49ers stretches prior to the start of the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 4, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 04: Joshua Garnett #65 of the San Francisco 49ers stretches prior to the start of the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 4, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Some Clarity at Right Guard

For most of training camp, the 49ers have been working Mike Person in with the first-team unit at right guard. Meanwhile, Joshua Garnett (knee) and Jonathan Cooper (MCL) had been rehabbing and resting.

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Garnett has only seen limited full-team drills, although that changed on Thursday when he participated in drills with the first unit. Cooper, meanwhile, worked out with the second stringers, according to NBC Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.

After practice, Kyle Shanahan told reporters both Garnett and Cooper he expects both players to play this upcoming Saturday.

Based off Thursday’s practice reps, one might assume the Niners start Garnett with the first-team unit, eventually working Cooper in thereafter. It might not necessarily be an indication of the team’s plans in the regular season, as Cooper was just only cleared recently from offseason MCL surgery. But it’s at least a positive for Garnett, whose roster spot in 2018 is anything but guaranteed.

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The 49ers will hold a brief walk-through on Friday before Saturday’s game, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET from NRG Stadium in Houston.