Jones, LaBoy finally return to practice

Notes and observations from this afternoon's practice in Santa Clara...

• Small miracles: WR Brandon Jones (hamstring) and LB Travis LaBoy (concussion) both returned to the field today. LaBoy had been out since Aug. 5, Jones since Aug. 7. Jones actually stretched it out and beat CB Patrick Stoudamire on a deep route, but couldn't quite pull in a pass from Nate Davis in the end zone.

• Missing work were TE Vernon Davis (knee), WR/KR Kyle Williams (toe), G Chris Patrick (shoulder), LB Brandon Long (knee), CB Will James (ankle), C Eric Heitmann (leg) and LB Ahmad Brooks (lacerated kidney). WR Michael Crabtree (neck) caught balls against air, but retired to the sidelines after that.

• We just can't seem to get ahead of the Joe Nedney mini-saga. No one really noticed he was hurt until he didn't play at Indianapolis. Singletary said today that Nedney has been "a little sore." But there he was during practice, kicking a few field goals o...