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Steve Wilks spent plenty of time in his first offseason as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers designing a scheme that can take advantage of the immense talent of edge rusher Nick Bosa. Now that Bosa's lengthy holdout is over and he is back with the team, Wilks finally gets the chance to put some of those plans into action. Bosa reported to the 49ers on Thursday after agreeing to a record-setting contract extension the previous day that ended a holdout that had lasted more than six weeks.

Nick Bosa still hasn't reported to the San Francisco 49ers as his contract holdout moves closer to the start of the season but the Niners have no plans to trade their star defensive player away. With Bosa's holdout in its sixth week, there has been some talk that San Francisco could look for a trade if the two sides can't come to an agreement. "I haven’t talked to many people about that but I know I feel pretty strongly,” Shanahan said Wednesday.

The San Francisco 49ers are headed into the season with questions at kicker after both third-round rookie Jake Moody and veteran Zane Gonzalez went down with injuries in the past week. Moody strained his right quadriceps in practice earlier this week and is listed as week to week, putting his status for the season opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 10 in question. Gonzalez strained his calf during pregame warmups Friday night and will miss a few weeks.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said he expects Trey Lance still to be on the roster when the season starts in just over two weeks despite losing out on the backup job to Sam Darnold. The Niners made the decision earlier this week to give Darnold the No. 2 job behind Brock Purdy despite trading three first-round picks to draft Lance third overall in 2021. The team is exploring all options with Lance, including a possible trade, but Lynch told flagship radio station KNBR that Lance being the third-string quarterback for Week 1 in Pittsburgh remains in play.

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan hasn't decided yet on who will be the No. 2 quarterback behind Brock Purdy and said that Sam Darnold and Trey Lance could rotate the job throughout the season. Lance and Darnold have shared the backup quarterback duties throughout training camp, alternating which one gets the primary work behind Purdy. The Niners often have only kept two quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster during Shanahan's first six years in San Francisco but could opt for three this season.