49ers plan to add a kicker to practice squad as insurance for Piñeiro; Shanahan comments on Black’s status

With Eddy Piñeiro's illness keeping him out of practice, the team is preparing a kicker contingency on the practice squad. Shanahan provided guarded optimism about Kaelon Black’s availability ahead of the home opener.

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- Piñeiro missed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday practices due to illness, per Shanahan.
- Team evaluating two potential kickers and expected to pick one by Saturday.
- Move intended as insurance if Piñeiro is unavailable on gameday.
- Black was limited this week with groin tightness; listed Questionable on the Week 2 report.
- Shanahan described his optimism as a "questionable amount of optimism."
- The comment underscores uncertainty about Black’s availability without declaring him out.

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