US EditionBrock Purdy to Start Week 11 After Missing 6 Straight Games Due to Turf Toe
Brock Purdy returns as 49ers’ starting quarterback despite turf toe, feeling near optimal after missing 8 of 10 games this season, coach Shanahan said.
- On Sunday, Brock Purdy returns as the 49ers starting quarterback despite turf toe risk, and Kyle Shanahan confirmed benching Mac Jones, who started the past six games.
- After being sidelined 8-of-10 games, Brock Purdy aggravated his right big toe in a Sept. 28 loss to Jacksonville, and his running and scrambling determine his readiness.
- After fully participating in Thursday's rainy practice, Brock Purdy said surgery was not required and Shanahan had said after the Nov. 2 win the toe wouldn't be 100 percent this year.
- Teammates welcomed Brock Purdy's second return, and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is expected to return Sunday from a six-game absence.
- Purdy, on a five-year, $265 million contract, says he's not returning to justify the investment, while three former analysts urged the 49ers to stick with Mac Jones .
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Brock Purdy finally returning from injury in huge 49ers boost
Brock Purdy will return to lead the 49ers. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said on “49ers Game Plan” that Purdy will return to the starting lineup when San Francisco faces the Cardinals on Sunday, NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maioco reported.
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49ers’ Brock Purdy on reprising starter’s role: ‘I’ll do whatever it takes to lead this team’
SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy is reprising his role as the 49ers’ starting quarterback Sunday, even if it could mean aggravating his turf toe (again) after being sidelined eight of 10 games this season. “I’m in a really good spot. It’s the best I’ve felt this year,” Purdy said after fully participating in Thursday’s rainy practice. “When you play the sport, that’s just the case, guys are going to play banged up, dealing with things, going about thei…
Antonio Velázquez The quarterback Brock Purdy will return as a starter for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in his confrontation with the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL season, as announced by Chief Coach Kyle Shanahan. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announces that QB Brock Purdy will start in Week 11 vs. the Cardinals. pic.twitter.com/rN3tuuHqpK — NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2025 Purdy was absent the last six games while recovering from a foot injur…
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