SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- For the fourth consecutive week, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was limited in practice Wednesday. But this week that designation comes with a different description from coach Kyle Shanahan.

"It'll be aggressive practice," Shanahan said. "We've just got to put limited if it's not exactly how it normally is."

Shanahan added that the hope for Purdy this week is to continue ramping up his workload in practice with the No. 1 offense with the goal of him returning to the starting lineup Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals .

San Francisco is also hoping to get receiver Ricky Pearsall back from a right knee injury. Like Purdy, Pearsall has been out since Week 4 and was limited in Wednesday's practice. It was his first time participating since the in

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