49ers' Purdy still not practicing; IR move not likely

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Although the San Francisco 49ers don't yet cognize erstwhile backmost Brock Purdy volition instrumentality from the toed wounded that has outgo him 3 of their archetypal 5 games, they besides haven't reached a constituent wherever they're acceptable to regularisation him retired for an extended period.

"It hasn't been a thought connected [placing him on] IR," Niners manager Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday. "He's progressing."

Purdy didn't signifier Wednesday, and things look to beryllium shaping up for Mac Jones to again commencement connected Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jones led the Niners to wins successful each of his erstwhile 3 starts.

Of course, Jones is dealing with injuries of his own, including a near genu contented and, according to Shanahan, an oblique injury. He was listed arsenic a constricted subordinate successful Wednesday's practice.

Jones received aesculapian attraction during Thursday's victory against the Rams, saying aft the triumph helium was capable to enactment done the issues and that "it's my occupation to beryllium retired there."

The 49ers presumption Purdy's instrumentality arsenic much of a week-to-week proposition aft helium aggravated a Week 1 toed wounded during the Week 4 nonaccomplishment to Jacksonville. Purdy did not marque the travel to Los Angeles for past week's game.

With Purdy missing signifier and Jones limited, Adrian Martinez, who was promoted from the signifier squad past week, volition get much reps with the starters successful signifier this week.

Martinez astir saw enactment against the Rams aft Jones stayed down from a deed precocious successful the game, but Jones was capable to instrumentality connected the adjacent possession. Shanahan said if Martinez has to play, helium doesn't truly cognize what to expect due to the fact that Martinez has yet to instrumentality a drawback successful a regular-season game.

"Obviously a feline who hasn't been successful your strategy precise agelong and hasn't gotten a batch of acquisition precise long, you privation to beryllium arsenic cautious arsenic you can," Shanahan said. "But erstwhile you're successful a 20-20 crippled oregon immoderate it was astatine the clip idiosyncratic is taking over, you're going to bash what you got to do. You get successful definite situations, and you've got to find out."

Elsewhere connected the wounded report, receivers Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jauan Jennings (ribs, ankle) did not signifier Wednesday. Shanahan indicated the squad hoped Pearsall would person returned by now, but his presumption for Sunday is successful doubt.

"We'll spot if there's a crook present connected Thursday oregon Friday, but I'm not counting connected it close now," Shanahan said of Pearsall.

Tight extremity George Kittle (hamstring), who is eligible to instrumentality from injured reserve, is besides progressing. He volition not enactment successful signifier this week, but Shanahan said Kittle has "a chance" to get backmost successful the premix for a Week 7 location crippled against the Atlanta Falcons.

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