Overview
- Shanahan confirmed Friday that Mac Jones will start in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams and said he has not yet decided whether Brock Purdy will be active.
- Purdy is questionable as he continues recovering from a turf-toe injury suffered in Week 1 and aggravated in Week 4, which kept him inactive last week.
- Coaches will confer with Purdy after the final practice check-in on Saturday before making an activation call for Sunday.
- Jones has started seven games during Purdy’s absence, throwing for 1,832 yards with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions, and the 49ers enter the game 6-3 at Levi’s Stadium.
- ESPN’s Peter Schrager suggested that continued success with Jones could complicate a return to Purdy, a discussion further colored by reports of Purdy’s five-year, $265 million contract.