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 obtainable to play.
Purdy is coping with toe and left shoulder accidents that occurred within the second quarter of Sunday’s win in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Kyle Shanahan has indicated that the toe is the larger concern and stated Wednesday that it is unlikely Purdy will play in opposition to the Saints.
“I feel it is a lengthy shot,” Shanahan stated.
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 stated.
Purdy’s addition to the damage report got here as a little bit of a shock Monday after he completed the sport in opposition to Seattle by main the successful landing drive and wasn’t talked about by Shanahan within the postgame damage report. Purdy was 26-of-35 for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Shanahan stated 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 significantly damage, although Shanahan stated he was conscious of what the quarterback was coping with through the sport.
On Wednesday, Purdy was listed as a nonparticipant in observe, 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 by which he impressed teammates together with his constant manufacturing.
“I like Mac so much,” defensive finish Nick Bosa stated. “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 a bit 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 shiny facet.”
In keeping with Shanahan, the 49ers would additionally like to herald one other quarterback to offer depth behind Jones if Purdy cannot play. The Niners have Adrian Martinez on the observe 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 would wish to [add another quarterback],” Shanahan stated. “We simply do not know if we are able to.”
Past Purdy, the Niners have loads of different shifting components 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 observe.
Jennings’ scenario is perhaps probably the most tenuous of these gamers after he departed Sunday’s sport with the shoulder situation and didn’t return. Testing and imaging on Jennings’ injured shoulder did not reveal any important injury, although, and Shanahan stated there’s nonetheless hope he’ll have the ability to play in opposition to the Saints.
“He is received an opportunity to play and hopefully he’ll,” Shanahan stated.
