Sources: 49ers expect QB Jones to start vs. Bucs

San Francisco 49ers backmost Mac Jones, listed arsenic questionable for Sunday owed to an oblique injury, is expected to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Saturday night.

Niners wide receiver Jauan Jennings, listed arsenic questionable owed to an ankle and rib injury, is besides expected to play, sources told Schefter.

Jones played done a genu contented successful past week's triumph implicit the Los Angeles Rams, but indicated Thursday that helium suffered the oblique wounded astatine the extremity of the game.

Jones was constricted successful signifier Thursday for a 2nd consecutive day, but helium expressed optimism that he'd beryllium disposable to start. In the aforesaid media availability, however, helium added that he's inactive recovering.

Meanwhile, determination is "a chance" that San Francisco's regular starting quarterback, Brock Purdy, tin instrumentality for adjacent week's crippled against the Atlanta Falcons. The aforesaid is existent of 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who is recovering from a genu injury.

Jones has appeared successful 3 games for San Francisco this season, and the 49ers person won each three.