SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Because the San Francisco 49ers started preparation Wednesday for his or her Week 2 assembly with the New Orleans Saints, they did so with the expectation that quarterback Brock Purdy will not be out there to play.
Purdy is coping with toe and left shoulder accidents that occurred within the second quarter of Sunday’s win towards the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Kyle Shanahan has indicated that the toe is the larger concern and mentioned Wednesday that it is unlikely Purdy will play towards the Saints.
“I feel it is a lengthy shot,” Shanahan mentioned.
Requested whether or not Purdy may miss a number of video games as he recovers from the illnesses, Shanahan did not rule it out.
“It is doable,” Shanahan mentioned.
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Purdy’s addition to the harm report got here as a little bit of a shock Monday after he completed the sport towards Seattle by main the profitable landing drive and wasn’t talked about by Shanahan within the postgame harm report. Purdy was 26-of-35 for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Shanahan mentioned Purdy injured the toe whereas scrambling for 7 yards with about two minutes left within the first half. On the play, Purdy took off to his left and was tackled as he fell towards the sideline by Seahawks security Julian Love.
Purdy did not present any indicators of being severely damage, although Shanahan mentioned he was conscious of what the quarterback was coping with throughout the recreation.
On Wednesday, Purdy was listed as a nonparticipant in follow, leaving Mac Jones to deal with the beginning quarterback duties. Jones signed as a free agent from the Jacksonville Jaguars in March and is coming off a strong coaching camp wherein he impressed teammates together with his constant manufacturing.
“I like Mac lots,” defensive finish Nick Bosa mentioned. “Attending to know him this camp, and I feel he is actually popped on tape all through camp. If Mac does begin, I feel it is somewhat extra advantageous for him being earlier within the yr since he is gotten some actual reps just lately, and he is not 10 weeks into the season taking solely scout workforce [snaps], getting pinballed round by the D-line and scout workforce. I feel that is a vibrant facet.”
In response to Shanahan, the 49ers would additionally like to herald one other quarterback to supply depth behind Jones if Purdy cannot play. The Niners have Adrian Martinez on the follow squad and tried out veteran signal-caller Mike White on Wednesday.
The hurdle for San Francisco is the variety of accidents it is coping with elsewhere that make any roster strikes harder to drag off.
“We might wish to [add another quarterback],” Shanahan mentioned. “We simply do not know if we are able to.”
Past Purdy, the Niners have loads of different transferring elements this week. Working again Christian McCaffrey (calf/veteran relaxation day), left deal with Trent Williams (knee/vet day), Bosa (vet day), defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos (knee) and receiver Jauan Jennings (shoulder) additionally didn’t take part in Wednesday’s follow.
Jennings’ state of affairs is likely to be essentially the most tenuous of these gamers after he departed Sunday’s recreation with the shoulder challenge and didn’t return. Testing and imaging on Jennings’ injured shoulder did not reveal any vital harm, although, and Shanahan mentioned there may be nonetheless hope he’ll have the ability to play towards the Saints.
“He is acquired an opportunity to play and hopefully he’ll,” Shanahan mentioned.
