Report: 49ers’ Brock Purdy trending toward starting vs. Jaguars

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan joined Bay Space radio station KNBR on Thursday afternoon for his weekly interview, offering an replace on quarterback Brock Purdy‘s restoration from the Week 1 toe damage that sidelined him for 2 video games. Mac Jones began in Purdy’s place for these contests.

The excellent news: Purdy seems to be trending towards beginning Sunday’s Week 4 matchup towards the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium. His availability will in the end depend upon how he continues to progress in apply.

“One other day the place he was capable of get on the market, do some stuff,” Shanahan stated. “I believe it is feeling higher every day, and if that continues, he ought to be good on Sunday. However hopefully, that continues. It is at all times delicate right here with a toe. I noticed him at apply. I have not received to speak to him since after, however I believe I will have a greater feeling about that tomorrow morning.”

Purdy spoke to reporters after Thursday’s apply, confirming that he’s making good progress in his restoration.

“It has been good,” Purdy stated. “I actually like the place I am at with the progress with it therapeutic up, and feeling higher, and dropping again, throwing, and I like the place I am at. So, it has been good.”

When requested straight if he’ll play towards the Jaguars, Purdy responded, “We’ll see. I am taking it day-to-day nonetheless, however I really feel loads higher.”

Purdy was amongst those that celebrated together with his teammates this previous weekend when kicker Eddy Piñeiro linked on the game-winning discipline aim. Does that imply he was already feeling significantly better in his restoration?

“It is no secret—it has been two-and-a-half weeks or so, and, simply general, my toe’s healed up, it is gotten higher,” Purdy defined. “So when Eddy hit the game-winning discipline aim, yeah, I may soar just a little bit. I used to be adequate to try this.”

The quarterback has been a restricted participant in apply for the previous two weeks. Whereas San Francisco hoped he would return final weekend towards the Arizona Cardinals, the workforce in the end dominated him out.

When requested if he is been capable of do sufficient on the apply discipline to get able to play in a sport this weekend, Purdy stated, “Positively. Simply dropping again, and throwing, and feeling good about taking part in the place of quarterback. For me, it is nonetheless a day-by-day factor, going as much as sport time and see how I really feel, however I actually do suppose that it has been good progress, good work. And I simply really feel higher general, simply with my physique, and mentally of attacking this sport plan and being prepared if I will go.”

Purdy is not the one ailing 49ers quarterback. Jones re-aggravated a knee sprain he initially suffered in August.

Now in his fourth NFL season, Purdy is taking part in beneath the five-year, $265 million contract extension he signed in Could. Within the regular-season opener towards the Seattle Seahawks, he accomplished 74.3 % of his passes for 277 yards, throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions.