San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Saturday he is nearly fully recovered from the car crash that has limited him this summer and is ready to coach the team’s first exhibition game on Thursday night.

Recovery and Preparation

Shanahan has been working his way back to full speed since the car crash on July 14 that left him with a concussion, broken ribs, a broken nose, a broken hand, and more than 40 stitches to close a cut over his eye.

He has been at practice every day this summer and said that the loud music that bothered him at the beginning of camp is no longer an issue. Shanahan has only addressed the full team at meetings a few times and didn’t feel ready to hold a news conference until after practice on Saturday.

Shanahan took the blame for the crash into a car driven by a 21-year-old woman in Palo Alto last month, saying it happened when he reached for his phone. He said he was driving about 20 mph and his Tesla was in autopilot mode when the crash happened but said he still shouldn’t have taken his eyes off the road when he reached behind his seat for his phone.

Team Update

The 49ers are entering a crucial part of the summer with a joint practice on Tuesday with the Titans ahead of the exhibition opener. The team then has another joint practice the following week with the Chargers before their second exhibition game and wraps up the preseason on Aug. 27 against Las Vegas.

Star defensive end Nick Bosa missed his third straight practice with what the team described as “soreness.” Bosa is coming back from a torn ACL that ended his season in Week 3 last year.

Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.