Evans Returned to the Field for Tuesday's Joint Practice With the Tennessee Titans, Marking His First On-field Work Since Suffering a Quad

The 32-year-old, who signed a three-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers in March, appeared to be moving well during the session. Evans' return came as two of his fellow 49ers veterans remained sidelined. Running back Christian McCaffrey was ruled out for the second straight day due to what the team described as "tightness, while defensive end Nick Bosa missed his fifth consecutive practice session because of "soreness.

Evans played a career-low eight regular-season games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025, dealing with a significant hamstring injury and a broken collarbone. Those injury issues ended his historic streak of 1,000-yard receiving seasons at 11. The 49ers will open their preseason schedule against the Titans on Thursday night. Their regular-season campaign begins with a Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 10. The joint practice took place in Tennessee as part of the teams' preparation for their upcoming preseason game.