49ers to start Jones vs. Falcons; Purdy out again

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers volition invited choky extremity George Kittle backmost from his hamstring wounded Sunday nighttime against the Atlanta Falcons but backmost Brock Purdy's instrumentality from a toed ailment volition person to hold astatine slightest different week.

Niners manager Kyle Shanahan ruled Purdy retired connected Friday with receiver Ricky Pearsall (knee), linebacker Fred Warner (ankle) and antiaircraft lineman Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring) besides retired against the Falcons.

That comes aft Purdy returned to signifier this week for the archetypal clip since aggravating the wounded successful a Week 4 nonaccomplishment to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Purdy was constricted successful each 3 practices but didn't marque capable advancement to measurement backmost into the startling lineup, leaving Mac Jones to marque his 5th commencement of the play with Adrian Martinez arsenic the backup.

"[Purdy] was capable to get retired determination and propulsion more," Shanahan said. "I thought it was decidedly a measurement further up than it was past week, truthful going the close direction."

Jones has mostly fared good successful Purdy's stead, averaging what would beryllium a league-high 313 passing yards per crippled successful his 4 starts to spell with six touchdowns and 3 interceptions for a QBR of 53.0.

While Purdy has worked his mode backmost from the toed injury, Jones, too, has been dealing with wellness issues. He was questionable past week with genu and oblique soreness but helium was a afloat subordinate successful signifier connected Thursday and Friday and is bully to spell against Atlanta.

Shanahan said Friday that erstwhile Purdy is healthy, helium volition leap backmost into the starting lineup, though the squad has antecedently considered having him disposable arsenic an exigency backup earlier helium returns to 100%.

"If Brock is bully to go, I representation him starting," Shanahan said. "We'll ever bash what's champion for him and champion for the squad depending connected what that concern is that week."

Kittle, meanwhile, progressed capable to beryllium listed arsenic a afloat subordinate successful Friday's signifier and has nary wounded designation for the game. That clears the way for him to instrumentality aft missing the past 5 games connected injured reserve with what he's described arsenic a torn (but not disconnected the bone) hamstring.

Shanahan said Kittle, who said Thursday helium "fully" plans to play against the Falcons, volition not lone play but should person nary limitations connected his level of participation.

"George has rehabbed truly well," Shanahan said. "He came backmost 100% and had a bully week of practice, truthful we'll abstraction it retired passim the crippled but nary transportation count."

The Niners are besides readying to activate Givens from injured reserve with Shanahan saying helium volition "most likely" play against the Falcons. For Kittle and Givens to travel back, the 49ers volition person to marque corresponding roster moves.

San Francisco cleared 1 of those spaces Friday erstwhile it placed wideout Read Entire Article