Is Brock Purdy playing this week? Latest news, updates on 49ers QB's status for Week 5 'TNF' vs. Rams

Daniel Chavkin

Is Brock Purdy playing this week? Latest news, updates on 49ers QB's status for Week 5 'TNF' vs. Rams image

The San Francisco 49ers suffered their first loss of the season in Week 4 when they fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars, but that wasn’t the only issue to come out of the game.

Quarterback Brock Purdy, who returned to the field after missing the previous two weeks with an injury, reportedly aggravated the injury during the game. With San Francisco set to face the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, Purdy and the rest of the 49ers face a quick turnaround.

Here’s the latest on Purdy’s status for this week.

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Is Brock Purdy playing this week?

After San Francisco’s loss to the Jaguars, Purdy felt toe soreness that puts his status this week in question. The 49ers quarterback was listed as did not practice on Monday, as he wouldn’t have been able to participate if San Francisco had held a session.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said the team was still evaluating Purdy’s injury, but the short week will make it a tough turnaround.

"Anytime you have a Thursday game, it's a totally different element," he said, via ESPN. "So, I'm concerned with anybody who's not totally healthy at this moment, but we'll have to get more information on that later today to really have a clue of what to speculate."

If Purdy can't go, backup quarterback Mac Jones will make his third start of the season.

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Brock Purdy injury update

Purdy suffered a turf toe injury in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks, which forced him to miss the next two games. He was able to return to action in Week 4 as the 49ers hosted the Jaguars, but he felt toe soreness after the game.

However, after the 49ers' game on Sunday, Purdy reportedly felt toe soreness that puts his status for this week in doubt.

49ers schedule 2025

DateOpponentTimeTV Channel
10/2@ Rams8:15 p.m.Prime Video
10/12@ Buccaneers4:25 p.m.CBS
10/19vs. Falcons8:20 p.m.NBC
10/26@ Texans1:00 p.m.Fox
11/2@ Giants1:00 p.m.CBS
11/9vs. Rams4:25 p.m.Fox
11/16@ Cardinals4:05 p.m.Fox
11/24vs. Panthers8:15 p.m.ESPN
11/30@ Browns1:00 p.m.CBS
12/14vs. Titans4:25 p.m.Fox
12/22@ Colts8:15 p.m.ESPN
12/28vs. Bears8:20 p.m.NBC
TBDvs. SeahawksTBDTBD

After the 49ers’ Week 5 game against the Rams, San Francisco has a mini-bye before traveling to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6. The 49ers are set to begin a stretch in which they play four road games over the next five weeks, beginning with this week’s matchup in Los Angeles.

Daniel Chavkin

Daniel Chavkin is a Digital Content Producer for The Sporting News. A 2018 graduate from the University of Maryland, he has previously written for Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and NFLTradeRumors.com.