Christian McCaffrey Confirms Brock Purdy’s Stance on Mac Jones Amid 49ers QB’s Injury Battle

In Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, Jones completed 26 of 39 passes for 279 yards, throwing 3 touchdowns with no interceptions, securing a 26–21 win. Just a week later, he went 27 of 41 for 284 yards, adding a touchdown and an interception, leading the team to a narrow 16–15 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. While Purdy replaced him in Week 4, sure. But after he aggravated his injury, Jones returned and secured his third win of the season.

And yes, McCaffrey just admitted that Purdy’s been helping the former first-rounder to lead the Niners. And following the Niners’ win over the Rams, Jones made it clear that Purdy will be the starter once he gets healthy, putting an end to all the speculations around the QB controversy. “They brought me here to play as a backup and that’s my job,” Jones said.

“Brock’s the starter of this team. Right now he’s dealing with something and for him to go out last week and play when you probably know he’s not at full health shows a lot. I’m just trying to get some wins for this team so it helps us down the line.” The only wrinkle, though? Both the QBs are now dealing with injuries.

Brock Purdy re-aggravated his injury, while Mac Jones hurt his knee

The Niners could be without Brock Purdy for quite some time now. In the Week 4 matchup against the Jaguars, the quarterback aggravated his turf toe and could miss the Week 6 game. “My understanding is that Brock Purdy suffered a setback in the loss against the Jaguars. Basically, got hit the same way, remember, he was dealing with that turf toe injury. Came in, reported soreness, had an MRI. The MRI revealed an aggravation of that turf toe,” Ian Rapoport said before the Rams’ game.

Fast forward to now, and the injury analyst Deepak Chona just reported that Purdy has re-aggravated his injury. Per Chona, there’s still optimism about his early recovery, but expect him to miss the Week 6 game. To make it trickier, Mac Jones is also dealing with knee issues. He surely put up a strong performance on Thursday Night, but the broadcast showed the QB suffering from knee complications.

After the game, the head coach, Kyle Shanahan, admitted that Jones did suffer knee issues during the game. But the QB finished the game with 26-23, leading the Niners to a 4-1 record. On top of that, Chona observed that the former first-rounder was heavily limping but leaning toward playing in Week 6. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next on the road, we’ll see how the quarterback situation looks next week.