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49ers Jalen Hurd is ‘back’ as virtual offseason begins

Jalen Hurd was back in the mix with 49ers wide receivers Monday as they began their offseason program – in a virtual setting.

He bore the username “iPadPlayer14” in the receivers’ Zoom, video-conference room.

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On the field, Hurd wore No. 17 for all of two exhibitions last August, then a back fracture wiped out his rookie season.

“We’re ramping him up. We are very optimistic,” general manager John Lynch said Sunday. “I don’t want to be overly optimistic, because last year we saw some progress and then we had some setbacks.

“So, I’ll let that thing continue to take its place.