Whenever the NFL resumes action, Frank Gore will be ready to hit the ground running, according to two people close to the 49ers running back.

Quarterback Alex Smith said this week that Gore is recovering so well from a fractured hip that Smith expects his teammate will join the 49ers’ player-organized workouts this month.

“Every time I talk to him, he says he’s doing really well,” Smith said Wednesday. Asked if Gore might participate in one of the upcoming practices Smith is organizing in the Bay Area, he said: “Yeah, absolutely.”

That positive health report echoed the sentiment of Gore’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, who on Monday posted a Twitter message after watching his client work out in Miami. “He is 100% healthy and fully recovered from his hip injury. He’s never looked better!” the agent wrote.

Gore sustained a season-ending fractured right hip against the Arizona Cardinals on Nov. 29. His injury did not require surgery.

The NFL labor situation prevents Gore from doing any rehabilitation at the 49ers’ facility in Santa Clara. A team spokesman said Thursday that the 49ers helped coordinate an offseason rehab plan for Gore and other injured players before the lockout was imposed in March.

Although teams are not allowed to contact players during the lockout, an exception is made for team doctors. They are allowed to check the status of a player’s rehab, as long as the work is done away from the team facility.

Smith, meanwhile, is eager to see Gore’s progress firsthand.

“I know he’s still got some checkups with the doctors ahead of him,” the quarterback said. “But every time I talk to him, he seems to be doing great.”

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