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The bottom line is that it’s starting to make more and more sense to keep McDonald. He’s probably only a one year placeholder at tight end, and keeping him will cost the 49ers a young player with potential.

As of now, the former All-Pro defensive lineman’s No.94 is still available to be worn, however, and apparently will be next season by No.2 overall pick Solomon Thomas. It’s a big jersey to fill, something 49ers general manager John Lynch understands completely. In fact, before giving Thomas the number, Lynch called Smith to ask for his blessing.

After colliding with safety Chanceller James on a pass play over the middle of the field, Newsom became motionless on the turf. The music stopped, teammates knelt to say prayers and an ambulance eventually showed up to take Newsome to the hospital.

Last October, Matt Moore shut down a fierce Chicago Cubs’ lineup over eight innings of work, allowing two hits in Game 4 of the NLDS in a dominant effort that was as close to perfect as any San Francisco pitcher could hope to throw against the eventual World Series champions.

The Giants’ decision to sit a veteran like Hunter Pence, a hot-hand like Nick Hundley, and one of the team’s most productive hitters in the past few months, outfielder Gorkys Hernandez, is a product of not only who the Giants are right now, but what they’ll look like moving forward for the remainder of the regular season.

Last week, Brian Hoyer mentioned on KNBR that for the first time in his career he’s entering training camp with a starting job, and that not looking over his shoulder has helped his confidence.

Kyle Shanahan is one of the most chill people you’ll ever come across. He’s not a yeller or a screamer. He doesn’t act like a stereotypical hard-ass football coach. That wasn’t the case at Day 9 of 49ers training camp on Monday.

All those red flags about Foster? The incident at the combine with a medical worker? The diluted drug sample? Those are ancient history. He’s going to be on the field early in 2017, and that could be the best thing for both him and the 49ers.

Matt Breida is coming on strong at the right time. A couple of big runs were coupled with a shoestring diving 25-yard catch on Saturday. I reported in May the 49ers coaches thought he was the best rookie on the field during minicamp

What the 49ers likely will do is platoon Ray-Ray Armstrong and Reuben Foster together. But the more plays Foster starts making, the harder it will become to pull him off the field.