After beginning the summer with a slew of injuries, Sunday provided good news on the injury front for the San Francisco 49ers.

Star tight end George Kittle was taken off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list as he made the next step in his Achilles recovery. Running back Christian McCaffrey, meanwhile, was also back at 49ers practice on Wednesday after being sidelined for nearly two weeks due to “tightness.”

Kittle’s and McCaffrey’s returns to practice provide optimism that they’ll be available for the start of the regular season. The Niners are scheduled to leave for Australia on Sept. 2 before taking on the Los Angeles Rams a week…

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