49ers say Purdy has chance to return vs. Cards

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- After missing Sunday's triumph against the New Orleans Saints due to the fact that of a toed injury, San Francisco 49ers backmost Brock Purdy could instrumentality this week against the Arizona Cardinals.

Last week astatine this time, Niners manager Kyle Shanahan called Purdy a "long shot" to play against the Saints, each but ruling him retired 5 days earlier that game. But Shanahan struck a different, much affirmative code Wednesday erstwhile helium said Purdy volition beryllium a constricted subordinate successful signifier and was asked whether Purdy could beryllium nether halfway for the location opener connected Sunday.

"He wasn't constricted past week," Shanahan said. "He does person a accidental [to play]."

Purdy has been dealing with toed and near enarthrosis injuries helium suffered successful the Week 1 triumph against the Seattle Seahawks. According to Shanahan, the toed has been the much important contented and was the main crushed Purdy did not play against the Saints.

Initially, Shanahan said it was "possible" that Purdy could miss aggregate games, but helium and wide manager John Lynch person indicated that the wounded would beryllium evaluated connected a week-to-week basis.

Purdy was seen successful the 49ers' locker country aft the triumph successful New Orleans and seemed to beryllium moving OK portion telling reporters "we'll see" erstwhile asked astir his presumption for Week 3. Shanahan near the doorway unfastened for Purdy to instrumentality this week aft that game, arsenic well.

While the Niners would similar not to usage Purdy unless he's each the mode backmost from the wounded that Shanahan has described arsenic akin to turf toe, Shanahan did admit there's a accidental Purdy could service arsenic a backup against the Cardinals if helium continues to progress.

If Purdy isn't capable to play Sunday, the Niners would again commencement Mac Jones, who threw for 279 yards and 3 touchdowns successful his San Francisco debut against the Saints. Adrian Martinez, the signifier squad quarterback, was elevated to beryllium Jones' backup successful that game.

In the locker country Wednesday, aggregate Niners players said they person assurance successful the backmost careless of whether it's Purdy oregon Jones against the Cardinals.

"In this league, whether oregon not you're a starter oregon a backup, you got to beryllium acceptable to spell astatine immoderate point," moving backmost Christian McCaffrey said. "In the NFL, you conscionable ne'er know. It's specified a talented league and truthful galore large players connected the field. And Mac evidently is idiosyncratic who's proven himself already, but to person him arsenic our backup is huge."

While Purdy seems to beryllium progressing well, the 49ers were besides acceptable to signifier Wednesday without a fistful of cardinal players. McCaffrey (calf/vet remainder day), extremity Nick Bosa (vet remainder day), near tackle Trent Williams (knee/vet remainder day), receiver Jauan Jennings (shoulder, ankle) and fullback Read Entire Article