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SANTA CLARA http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/mike-edwards-jersey , Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been cleared for everything when training camp begins for the San Francisco 49ers.Garoppolo passed his final test Friday in his return from season-ending knee surgery when he took his physical. Garoppolo was limited to seven-on-seven drills during the offseason to avoid any possible contact to protect his left knee but he will be able to take part in full team drills when practice starts Saturday.“I’m really happy where I’m at,” Garoppolo said. “It was a very successful summer, got a lot done, a lot of different things to work on. It’s really coming together now. Now it’s time to roll.”The only limitation for Garoppolo right now is that he will be held out of at least the preseason opener with coach Kyle Shanahan saying he will decide later this summer whether to play Garoppolo at all in the exhibition season.A healthy Garoppolo is one of the keys to a rebound this season for the 49ers, who have won just 10 games in the first two seasons under Shanahan. Garoppolo showed plenty of promise after arriving in San Francisco in a trade with the Patriots midway through the 2017 season. He stepped in after a few weeks and won all five starts, earning a five-year, $137.5 million contract to stay off the free-agent market.Garoppolo completed less than 60 percent of his passes in his three starts last season and saw his yards per attempt drop, while his sack and interception rates went up.“I was really looking forward to last year knowing that Jimmy hadn’t played a lot of ball, but he had showed everyone the capability he has to be a very good quarterback and I was really looking forward to going through a whole year with him where we all knew he would have some ups and downs, but he had the ability and the mentality that you knew he would continue to climb http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/matt-gay-jersey ,” Shanahan said. “And he missed that year. That is what it is and now he’s done the work to be healthy and we’re back to this, but Jimmy hasn’t played a lot of football. I think everyone knows he’s a good player and knows he’s talented, but we’ve got to go through some situations and go through playing the position. I’m just so pumped that he’s healthy again and now he can start practicing fully and start trying to prepare him for that moment Week 1.”The Niners had about 20 players missing with injuries during a large part of the offseason program but almost all of them are ready for training camp, including No. 2 overall pick Nick Bosa, who hurt his hamstring in his first pass rush drill as a pro, and free-agent linebacker Kwon Alexander, who had knee surgery last November.There will be four players who begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list with running back Jerick McKinnon, safety Jimmie Ward, center Weston Richburg and tight end Garrett Celek all still nursing injuries.McKinnon had a flare up last week from the torn ACL in his right knee that sidelined him all last season and will start training camp on the sideline. He is expected to be cleared fairly quickly and will work his way back into a deep rotation that also includes free-agent acquisition Tevin Coleman and Matt Breida.Ward broke his collarbone during the offseason program and is expected to miss the first few weeks of training camp, with general manager John Lynch hopeful he will be able to return for joint practices in Denver on Aug. 16-17.Richburg had knee and quadriceps surgery in the offseason after playing through those injuries in 2018. Richburg is expected to miss almost of training camp but the 49ers are hoping he will be healthy enough for the season opener Sept. 8 in Tampa Bay.Celek is the only one of those players not expected to be back for the start of the season. He is recovering from back surgery and will start the regular season on the PUP list http://www.tennesseetitansteamonline.com/a.j.-brown-jersey , requiring him to miss at least the first six weeks of the regular season. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Derek Carr has suffered through long losing streaks before. The Oakland Raiders lost their first 10 games during his rookie season in 2014 before winning three of the final six.He believes the lessons he learned then can benefit the Raiders now as they try to shrug off another winless start.That’s why Carr cautioned against knee-jerk reactions and instead is trying to keep the vibe the same in spite of Oakland’s 0-3 record.“If you’re going to go through something like that you might as well do it in the right attitude,” Carr said Wednesday. “It’s all about your attitude and how you handle things. I don’t really want to waste my family’s time, my coaches’ time, my teammates’ time by walking around here being sad. There’s no point. We have a job to do. We have things to continue to work on.”The Raiders dropped their opener to the Los Angeles Rams 33-13 before consecutive close road losses in Denver and Miami.In all three games, Oakland led in the third quarter, only to fall flat each time. The Raiders, who are sixth in total offense, have been outscored 37-3 in the fourth quarter.Carr’s season has mirrored the Raiders’ struggles. His 76.6 completion percentage is second in the NFL behind Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. He’s also on pace to pass for a career-best 4,992 yards.But Carr has also made mistakes at critical times. His five interceptions are tied for most in the NFL http://www.tennesseetitansteamonline.com/amani-hooker-jersey , and he was picked off in the end zone late in the fourth quarter against Miami last week with Oakland trailing by four points.“I think at times he is trying too hard,” coach Jon Gruden said. “I think sometimes he needs to learn a little bit more patience and he will. I’m really excited about the way he has played and improved and mastered this offense. We are getting closer.”The problem is that the improvement isn’t reflected in the standings.That’s why Carr has been leaning on his experience from 2014. The Raiders opened that season with 10 consecutive losses before stunning Kansas City on a Thursday night.Although there are obvious similarities between 2014 and this year, Carr said, there are distinct differences, too.“It’s not what we wanted but everyone in there is energized,” Carr said. “I’ve been 0-10 before and I know that feeling, I’ve seen the look on people’s faces. That’s not the same look that our team has. We understand that we’re doing some really good things on both sides. Now, we all need to correct here and there a little bit but it’s not drastic stuff.”Cleveland coach Hue Jackson, who coached the Raiders in 2011, has been impressed with Carr this season.“He’s throwing the ball all over the place Taylor Rapp Jersey ,” Jackson said during a conference call. “I don’t think their issues are in the passing game. Derek’s playing well.”Carr has tried to convey a similar positive message to his teammates.“It’s mostly the young guys because they don’t know. They’ve never been in a situation like this, especially at this level,” Carr said. “I had a great talk this morning with (rookie defensive end) Arden Key, just about some of those kinds of things. People did it for me so I feel like I should do it for them.“I’ve tried to be the same guy for five years. I try and be the same guy every day for my teammates, whether we go out there and win by 20 or whether we lose in the ways that we have.”Notes: The Raiders signed free agent kicker Matt McCrane and placed Mike Nugent on injured reserve with a hip injury. McCrane was undrafted and spent training camp with the Arizona Cardinals. . Rookie defensive lineman P.J. Hall (ankle sprain) practiced during the unpadded workout. The second-round pick has been inactive the past two weeks.