It may not have been particularly pleasant for the quarterback, but Jimmy Garoppolo was back in practice for the 49ers on Wednesday. He missed all of Week 17 with a thumb injury and sat out the team’s win over the Texans.
Garoppolo, who told reporters before Wednesday’s practice that he threw a football Tuesday with some success and some lingering pain.
“It hurts. I don’t know how else to describe it,” Garoppolo said. “It feels like the web in your hand is kind of tearing a little bit. Yeah, that’s probably the best way I could describe it, but yeah it’s all good.”
Regardless of any pain, Garoppolo participated in practice for San Francisco as he tries to ready himself to play in their season finale against the Rams.
Here’s the full participation report: