The San Francisco 49ers always fall victim to the injury bug and 2025 is no different. The 49ers just received some crushing injury news that could affect their Week 7 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Just days after superstar tight end George Kittle was placed on IR with a hamstring injury, the Niners just lost another key piece in star quarterback Brock Purdy
NFL Network's Ian Rappoport reported that the Pro Bowl quarterback is unlikely to play in Week 2 against the Saints and is expected to miss 2-5 weeks with a "turf toe variant." While 2022's Mr Irrelevant is on the shelf, former first-rounder Mac Jones is in line to start for San Francisco, Kyle Shanahan said the team would "like to" add another quarterback—and one target makes more sense than the rest.