The San Francisco 49ers are officially into preparations for their Week 1 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. The team will not issue its first practice participation report until Wednesday, but we got a hint of things to come on Monday.
Kyle Shanahan ran an hour-long non-padded practice, with the session open to media for the individual portion. Defensive back Jimmie Ward was spotted working on a side field as he rehabs a quad strain suffered against the Indianapolis Colts. Linebacker Malcolm Smith was spotted working on a side field as well.