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Oct 12, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones (10) takes a snap during the first quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

49ers’ Mac Jones to start again as Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall ruled out vs. Falcons

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The San Francisco 49ers will again turn to backup quarterback Mac Jones with starter Brock Purdy out for Sunday’s matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday.

Purdy continues to recover from a lingering toe injury that he aggravated in Week 4. Jones, who has gone 2-2 as a starter this season, will make his fifth consecutive start after returning to full practice participation late in the week.

Meanwhile, Ricky Pearsall will miss his third straight game with a sprained knee.

The 49ers received better news elsewhere on offense, with tight end George Kittle cleared to return from a hamstring injury that had kept him sidelined since Week 1. Shanahan said Kittle will have “no pitch count” in his return.

“George has rehabbed really well, came back 100 percent, had a good week of practice,” Shanahan said.

Despite a rash of injuries to key players, including season-enders for defensive stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, San Francisco enters Week 7 with a 4-2 record and tied for first in the NFC West with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.

Shanahan said the team hopes to have Purdy back “soon” after he practiced each day this week.

“He was able to get out there, throw more,” Shanahan said of Purdy on Friday. “Thought it was definitely a step further ahead than it was last week, so going in the right direction.”

–Field Level Media

Sep 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) passes the ball during the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

49ers QB Brock Purdy (toe) misses practice, Mac Jones limited

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy missed practice Wednesday and backup Mac Jones was limited while dealing with two injuries.

Purdy missed three of the past four games with a turf toe issue and his availability for Sunday’s game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers doesn’t look promising.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters he doesn’t believe Purdy needs a stint on injured reserve.

“It hasn’t been a thought on (placing Purdy on) IR,” Shanahan said. “He’s progressing.”

Jones has been dealing with a left knee issue since Week 3. Shanahan said Jones also has an oblique injury, which apparently occurred while he was getting hit hard and often during a 26-23 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 2.

The third quarterback for the 49ers is Adrian Martinez, who was promoted from the practice squad last week.

There was a time against the Rams where Jones remained down on the ground from a hit and eventually was gingerly helped off the field. But he was back on the field when San Francisco next possessed the ball.

Purdy was one of seven 49ers slated to miss Wednesday’s practice due to injuries.

Prior to the workout, Shanahan said receivers Jauan Jennings (ankle/rib), Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jordan Watkins (calf), defensive ends Robert Beal Jr. (ankle) and Yetur Gross-Matos (knee/hamstring) and defensive tackle Alfred Collins (knee) would sit out.

Jones was one of five limited practice participants, along with defensive linemen C.J. West (thumb), Kalia Davis (hand) and Kevin Givens (pectoral) and cornerback Upton Stout (ankle).

Jones was 33-of-49 passing for 342 yards and two touchdowns against the Rams. He has passed for 905 yards, six touchdowns and one interceptions in 129 pass attempts.

Purdy has thrown for 586 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions on 73 passes.

Also, Shanahan said that star tight end George Kittle (hamstring) could return to practice next week. He was injured in Week 1.

–Field Level Media

Sep 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) gestures during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

49ers QB Brock Purdy (toe) holding out hope he can play Thursday

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With a game against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams coming up Thursday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) said he has not been ruled out from playing in it.

Purdy missed Weeks 2 and 3 due to a toe injury but returned Sunday. The fourth-year quarterback told reporters following the 49ers’ 26-21 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars that he didn’t have any issues during the game. But as the evening passed, he said pain began to set in, prompting a call to head coach Kyle Shanahan to inform him of that.

Purdy was listed as a non-participant in practice each of the past two days, and he’s running out of time to practice given the short turnaround. It doesn’t help Purdy that San Francisco had just a walk-through Tuesday and have no more full practices before playing Thursday night.

“If I can play this game, I want to play,” Purdy said. “Obviously, I want to get right and get healthy and everything, but we need to win this game against the Rams. So that’s how I’m looking at it.”

Shanahan said Tuesday the choice on who to start, Purdy or backup Mac Jones, will come down to how effective the team feels Purdy can be.

“It’ll come down to do we feel he could play and to 100 percent of his ability, and do we feel that he can protect himself with it?” Shanahan said.

Both the 49ers and Rams are 3-1 heading into their key divisional matchup in Los Angeles on Thursday night. While the Rams have played all non-NFC West opponents thus far, the Niners beat the other two NFC West foes, the Seahawks and Cardinals.

Purdy added that he didn’t aggravate the injury on any one play; it was just a build-up after playing in the game. He also said it feels better than when he first hurt it in Week 1 vs. the Seahawks.

Purdy has completed 48 of 73 passes for 586 yards, with four touchdowns and four interceptions, in his two games as a starter. Jones is 53-of-80 passing for 563 yards, with four scores and one pick while going 2-0 in his two games.

Also worth noting is the Niners’ pass-catching corps has been short-handed — tight end George Kittle (hamstring) and receiver Brandon Aiyuk (knee) have been out — and that could get even worse this week, as receivers Jauan Jennings (ankle) and Ricky Pearsall (knee) did not practice Tuesday.

–Field Level Media

Sep 7, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) runs the ball during the first half against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

49ers QBs Brock Purdy (toe), Mac Jones (knee) both ailing

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The San Francisco 49ers are assessing their quarterback situation ahead of a Week 4 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars with both Brock Purdy and Mac Jones ailing.

Purdy returned to practice Wednesday after missing the past two games with a toe injury. Jones started the past two games for San Francisco but is now dealing with a knee injury that he aggravated during Sunday’s victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

In another injury concern, wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is dealing with his own knee discomfort and missed practice Wednesday.

Both quarterbacks are expected to be limited in practice to start the week. The 49ers’ third-string quarterback is Adrian Martinez, who has never taken an NFL snap.

Purdy was 26 of 35 for 277 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions in the team’s season-opening victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Jones has gone a combined 53 of 80 for 563 yards, four TDs and one interception over victories the following two weeks.

Purdy, 25, has completed 67.8 percent of his passes in 41 games (37 starts) over four seasons for the 49ers with 66 TDs and 29 interceptions.

Jones, 27, has completed 65.9 percent of passes with 58 TDs and 45 interceptions in 54 games (51 starts) over five seasons for the New England Patriots (2021-23), Jacksonville Jaguars (2024) and 49ers.

Pearsall, 25, has 16 receptions for 281 yards in three games of his second NFL season. In 14 career games (seven starts) he has 47 receptions for 681 yards and three TDs.

Another wide receiver, Jauan Jennings (ankle, shoulder) was set to miss practice Wednesday after not playing last Sunday.

–Field Level Media

Sep 21, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones (10) throws the ball against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

49ers QB Mac Jones gives update after re-aggravating knee injury

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San Francisco quarterback Mac Jones re-aggravated a sprained PCL during the 49ers’ 16-15 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, he told reporters after the game Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.

Jones, 27, sustained the ligament injury in training camp but was healthy in time for the regular season, when he was the backup to starter Brock Purdy. However, Purdy came away from the season-opening win against the Seattle Seahawks with toe and left shoulder injuries, his toe being the bigger concern. He has missed the last two games, both San Francisco victories with Jones behind center.

Jones completed 27 of 41 passes for 284 yards, one touchdown and one interception against Arizona (2-1). He was 26-of-39 passing for 279 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in a 26-21 win at New Orleans on Sept. 14.

Purdy was listed as questionable for Sunday before being ruled out before the game.

The New England Patriots selected Jones with the 15th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. Jones is in his first season as San Francisco’s backup after three bumpy years in New England and one season in Jacksonville.

–Field Level Media

Sep 14, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones (10) passes against the New Orleans Saints during the second half at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

49ers expect to start Mac Jones again with Brock Purdy questionable

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Mac Jones is in line to make a second straight start under center for the San Francisco 49ers after the team listed quarterback Brock Purdy as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Purdy came away from the season-opening win against Seattle with toe and left shoulder injuries, his toe being the bigger concern. He sat out Week 2 while Jones guided the Niners to a 26-21 victory at New Orleans.

Coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Friday afternoon that Purdy has made progress, though not enough to return to the starting role just yet.

“I think it’s highly unlikely that (Purdy) will start,” Shanahan said. “We’re just trying to see where he’s at to see if he can be a 2 or an emergency 3.”

Purdy was a limited participant in practice from Wednesday through Friday. He told reporters Thursday that he wants to play every game but is “trying to be smart with (his) body.”

The 49ers will need to know by Saturday whether Purdy will be active as the No. 2 quarterback or be kept inactive as the emergency third quarterback. That’s because they would need to promote practice squad quarterback Adrian Martinez to the active roster the day before the game in order to dub Purdy the emergency QB.

Jones, in his first season as San Francisco’s backup after three bumpy years in New England and one season in Jacksonville, completed 26 of 39 passes for 279 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions against the Saints.

The 49ers also listed receiver Jauan Jennings (ankle, shoulder) and guard Connor Colby (groin) as questionable. Receiver Jordan Watkins (calf) and guard Spencer Burford (knee) were ruled out.

–Field Level Media

Sep 7, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) runs the ball during the first half against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

49ers QB Brock Purdy out; Mac Jones to start vs. Saints

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy did not practice this week while nursing left shoulder and toe ailments, and on Friday he was ruled out of Sunday’s game at the New Orleans Saints.

Starting under center in Purdy’s place will be Mac Jones, who took all the first-team reps in practice on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ahead of his first start with the 49ers. The 2021 first-round pick (No. 15 overall) of the New England Patriots signed a two-year deal for $7 million in March.

“Mac’s been awesome,” head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters this week. “Our team really believes in him.”

As for Purdy, general manager John Lynch on Thursday told KNBR radio that the fourth-year signal-caller is “week to week.”

“Brock is doing well,” Lynch told KNBR. “He’s doing a nice job, doing everything he can to get back out there as soon as possible. … But that’s where we’re at, on a week-to-week deal.”

Shanahan told reporters this week that Purdy’s toe injury could keep him for multiple weeks.

Purdy, 25, completed 26 of 35 passes for 277 yards with two TDs and two picks in the season-opening 17-13 victory at Seattle. The 2023 Pro Bowl selection is 24-13 as the starter since being selected with the 262nd and final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Jones, who turned 27 last week, played 10 games with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024 after three seasons with the Patriots.

Jones is 20-29 in his career as a starter, completing 65.9 percent of his passes for 10,590 yards with 54 touchdowns and 44 interceptions. He made the Pro Bowl after his rookie campaign.

Adrian Martinez, who has not played in an NFL game, will be elevated to the active roster to back up Jones. Martinez, 25, served as a backup for the New York Jets for one game last season. He’s also spent time with the Detroit Lions.

Already without star tight end George Kittle, who was placed on injured reserve earlier this week with a hamstring injury, the 49ers may be without Jauan Jennings (shoulder) and left tackle Trent Williams (knee), who are questionable. Both missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday but did light work on Friday.

–Field Level Media

Sep 7, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) runs the ball during the first half against San Francisco 49ers at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

49ers QB Brock Purdy ‘long shot’ for Week 2; Mac Jones could start

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49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is a “long shot” to play Sunday with left shoulder and toe injuries, and he’s not San Francisco’s only injury worry.

“I think it’s a long shot,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday of Purdy’s status for Week 2 at New Orleans on Sunday.

Shanahan said it’s “possible” Purdy will miss multiple weeks because of the severity of his toe injury. Shanahan said the injury is on the bottom of Purdy’s foot between the big toe and second toe, all but eliminating his mobility.

Former first-round pick Mac Jones, drafted 15th overall by the New England Patriots in 2021, slides into the starting spot with the 49ers trying to sort through who else could be available. Tight end George Kittle, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, won’t play in at least the next four games after going on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury in the season-opening 17-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

“Mac knows how to play the position, sees the field well,” Shanahan said. “Tough guy. He’ll hang in there and deliver the ball where it needs to go.”

“I don’t know who has a faster 40. Brock, I’d say, is a little better scrambler.”

Jones, who turned 27 last Friday, played 10 games with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024. He is 20-29 in his career as a starter, and also lost in his lone postseason game (2021 with New England). The 49ers took a “very close” look at Jones coming out of Alabama in 2021, when they used the No. 3 overall pick on quarterback Trey Lance.

Purdy, running back Christian McCaffrey, left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Jauan Jennings were not available to practice on Wednesday. McCaffrey (calf) and Williams (knee) were already scheduled for a veteran rest day. Jennings left last week’s win at Seattle with a shoulder injury.

“It’s a huge challenge this week,” Shanahan said. “Hopefully, we keep getting better.”

–Field Level Media

Jan 5, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones (10) looks to pass during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christine Tannous/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images

Reports: QB Mac Jones to sign 2-year deal with 49ers

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Former first-round draft pick Mac Jones is signing with the San Francisco 49ers, multiple outlets reported.

Jones, 26, chose the 49ers because he wanted the chance to work with head coach Kyle Shanahan, ESPN reported, adding his deal is worth $7 million over two years with $5 million in guarantees.

Jones was under consideration when the 49ers traded multiple draft picks to select Trey Lance No. 3 overall in 2021.

Hoping to find the next Tom Brady, the Patriots selected Jones with the No. 15 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. He threw 22 touchdown passes, went 10-7 and earned a Pro Bowl nod as a rookie before offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels left to become coach of the Raiders. In three seasons in New England, Jones was 18-24 as a starter. He completed 66.1 percent of his passes for 8,918 yards with 46 touchdowns and 36 interceptions.

After losing the starting job, Jones was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars before the 2024 season for a sixth-round draft pick.

The backup to Trevor Lawrence, Jones played in 10 games and started seven in place of an injured Lawrence. He finished 2-5 as a starter. Jones passed for 1,672 yards with eight scores and eight interceptions.

Brock Purdy is entrenched as the starter in San Francisco, where he is expected to sign a long-term contract extension.

–Field Level Media

Oct 16, 2024; Watford, United Kingdom; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) and quarterback Mac Jones (10) during practice at The Grove. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence out, Mac Jones in vs. Lions

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been ruled out for the team’s second straight game due to an AC joint sprain in his left (non-throwing) shoulder.

Mac Jones, who was acquired by Jacksonville via trade in March, will start for the Jaguars (2-8) in Sunday’s game against the host Detroit Lions. Jacksonville will head into its bye following the game.

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said that it made sense for the team to give Lawrence additional rest with the bye on the horizon.

As for Lawrence’s possible return to action after the bye?

“It’s still a question mark but I’m optimistic,” Pederson said.

Lawrence, 25, missed the second game of his NFL career last Sunday.

Jones, 26, completed 14 of 22 passes for 111 yards and two interceptions as the Jaguars dropped their third straight decision with a 12-7 setback versus the Minnesota Vikings.

“He’s excited to have another opportunity,” Pederson said. “Obviously another chance for him to rebound from last week. As a team, same (thing). (We’ll) rally around him and support him and get ready to play a really good football team.”

Jones has thrown for 139 yards and two picks in three games this season and completed 66.0 percent of his passes with 46 touchdowns and 38 interceptions in 45 career games with New England and Jacksonville. He was selected by the Patriots with the 15th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Lawrence sustained the injury in the second quarter of Jacksonville’s 28-23 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Nov. 3. He finished the game, however, and completed 16 of 31 passes for 169 yards and two interceptions.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Lawrence has completed 61.3 percent of his passes for 2,004 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions through nine starts in 2024.

–Field Level Media