49ers, Purdy and Mac Jones
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Quarterback Brock Purdy has been officially ruled out of his third straight game for the San Francisco 49ers with a toe injury and Mac Jones will start against the Atlanta Falcons Coach Kyle Shanahan also said that tight end George Kittle will return after missing the past five games with a hamstring injury and that
Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey and the Niners made winning look easy against the Giants. It won’t always work that way.
Here’s why: The Falcons’ offense, while talented, is predictable. They do a poor job of differentiating their run and pass looks. Combine that with a young, hyper-confident quarterback in Michael Penix who loves to test tight windows on first-read throws, and you have an offense that can be fooled.
The Athletic released a trade idea for the Vikings on Thursday, and it's intriguing: The Vikes would get Mac Jones and a 2026 fifth-round pick from the 49ers for a 2026 third-rounder and a 2027 conditional third-rounder.