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SANTA CLARA — Guard Joshua Garnett’s lingering absence from 49ers practice certainly won’t help his bid to win back a starting job, and it surprising even coach Kyle Shanahan.
Garnett is slated to miss his fourth straight practice Thursday because of a knee injury. Jonathan Cooper, perhaps Garnett’s top challenger for the starting right guard spot, is not expected to join team drills until next week because of his own knee issue.
“I’d like those two to get out there,” Shanahan said of Garnett and Cooper.