Carlos Hyde, the presumptive heir apparent to Frank Gore as the San Francisco 49ers' bellcow running back, had been sitting out voluntary workouts as he nursed what was termed a minor leg injury by the team.

On Friday, Hyde was on the practice field as the Niners closed out the third and final week of OTAs before next week's mandatory three-day minicamp.

Coach Jim Tomsula anticipates Hyde's workload increasing.

"He's feeling good," Tomsula said. "I actually went in and said, 'We don't need to go today.'

"Carlos hasn't missed a meeting ... he's been here every day. It's just more of, Let's just make it perfect."

Tomsula said he was advised by vice president of football operations Jeff Ferguson before practice, on the advisement of team doctors, that Hyde was indeed "perfect" and should be allowed to practice.

"So he went out, and we took that opportunity to pull Reggie [Bush] off, give him a blow," Tomsula said. "You're going to see that. Don't make much of that, I'll just tell you now."

Bush, entering his 10th season season, was the first-team running back in OTA's.

"You've all been around with me with older players. Our job is to make sure they're ready to play on game day."

Or in Hyde's case, ready to practice come minicamp.

Hyde tweeted out the following Friday night: