49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will return to the beginning lineup on Sunday in Week 4 in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars after lacking the final two weeks due to a turf toe damage. Purdy suffered the damage throughout a Week 1 win over the Seattle Seahawks and was sidelined the previous two weeks in opposition to the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals.
“He seemed good,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Friday. “Obtained to do much more than final week. Every day, he acquired rather a lot higher.”
In Purdy’s absence, backup quarterback Mac Jones led the 49ers to back-to-back wins to maneuver to 3-0 forward of Sunday’s conferences with the Jaguars. Final week, forward of the matchup in opposition to Arizona, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned Purdy had a “probability” to play within the crew’s residence opener however as an alternative elected to start out Jones.
“Brock is at all times ready,” Shanahan mentioned. “He has performed in video games with zero follow. He acquired, for probably the most half, all of it this week.”
Jones, in the meantime, is questionable for Week 4 with a knee damage.
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Within the 49ers’ 17-13 win in opposition to the Seahawks earlier this month, Purdy accomplished 26 of 35 makes an attempt for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Purdy engineered a game-winning drive late within the fourth quarter when he related with backup tight finish Jake Tonges for a 4-yard landing with 1:34 remaining.
The previous “Mr. Irrelevant” from the 2022 NFL Draft signed a five-year, $265 million contract extension with San Francisco earlier this offseason.
The 49ers are 3.5-point favorites in opposition to Jacksonville this weekend, per FanDuel.
