San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy will be dealing with his right big toe injury the rest of the season, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said after Sunday’s 34-24 road victory over the New York Giants.
The contest against New York marked the fifth in a row that Purdy missed. There was optimism he would be available against the Giants because he was listed as questionable and wasn’t ruled out for the game as in previous weeks.
But when the team turned in its pregame list of inactives, Purdy’s name was on it.
“We’re trying to ease Brock out there in the practice stuff, but anytime you’re dealing with his turf toe, it’s something that probably won’t fully go away all year regardless of when he comes back,” Shanahan said. “He’s going to always have to deal with a little bit. … So it’s really about just assessing when’s the best time to come back that you have to deal with it the least. It’s a little bit of a tricky decision.”
Shanahan said Purdy “wasn’t that close” to being active Sunday despite being listed as questionable. Adrian Martinez served as the No. 2 quarterback behind Mac Jones.
“I just want to make sure he gets 100% better and won’t put him out there too early,” Shanahan said. “Thought about it as a possible backup or emergency, but I think the more time we get, the better.”
Purdy was initially hurt during the season-opening 17-13 victory over against the Seattle Seahawks and missed the next two games. He aggravated the injury during a 26-21 home loss against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4.
Jones has started seven games and San Francisco (6-3) has won five of them. He passed for 235 yards and two touchdowns against New York.
Also, the 49ers fear that rookie defensive end Mykel Williams tore the ACL in his right knee in the fourth quarter while pressuring Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. Williams, the 11th overall pick in the 2025 draft, will undergo further testing on Monday.
“He’s just down and you never know. Hopefully it’s not the worst but, if it is, hey, that sucks for this year,” Shanahan said. “But that’s all it sucks for. You’ll be back next year and this won’t affect you at all.”
