US Edition49ers' Brock Purdy out for fourth straight game with toe injury
Mac Jones starts his sixth game as Brock Purdy remains sidelined with a toe injury; Jones leads the NFL with 280.8 passing yards per game, coach says recovery is slow.
- On Sunday, Mac Jones will start at quarterback in Houston, making his sixth start after Brock Purdy was ruled out but will travel with the team.
- After re-aggravating his right big toe injury in Week 4, Purdy has missed his fourth straight game and six of the past seven weeks, Shanahan said.
- Mac Jones has gone 4-1 as a starter, triggering a $400,000 incentive, and leads the NFL with 280.8 passing yards per game.
- For Sunday, the 49ers ruled out Ricky Pearsall, Bryce Huff, Yetur Gross-Matos and Jake Brendel, while Deommodore Lenoir, Luke Gifford and Spencer Burford are questionable with Burford needing activation by Saturday.
- Coach Kyle Shanahan said Brandon Aiyuk could return to practice as early as next week and `I believe he's getting a lot closer` after his Oct. 20, 2024 ACL and ligament injuries.
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SANTA CLARA — Charles Woodson understands what Brock Purdy is going through. The term “turf toe” may sound innocuous, but it can can be debilitating and painful. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons, turf toe is “a sprain of the main joint of the big toe. The injury happens when the toe is forcibly bent up into hyperextension, such as when pushing off into a sprint and having the toe get stuck flat on the ground.” Woodson jus…
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