SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) San Francisco 49ers safety Jimmie Ward has been taken off the physically unable to perform list after missing nearly four weeks of practice with a hamstring injury.
Ward was cleared to return on Wednesday and took part in practice on a limited basis. Ward hurt his hamstring doing the conditioning test on July 27 and has been sidelined ever since.
Ward is a key part of San Francisco’s defense and the team wants to get him back up to speed as quickly as possible. The team has not decided whether Ward will play in Sunday’s exhibition game in Minnesota.