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49ers add former MVP QB as backup to Mac Jones with Brock Purdy injured

The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a position no team wants.

It's Week 2, and they're down to their backup quarterback. Brock Purdy is out with a toe injury, and Mac Jones will start.

They also needed a new backup quarterback, and that's where a Saturday roster move came into play.

The 49ers have promoted Adrian Martinez to the active roster. If Jones has to leave Sunday's game, Martinez will make his NFL debut.

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The bright side for the 49ers is that the athletic Martinez won the MVP award in the UFL, showing he can get the job done in professional football, albeit at a lower level of play.

Martinez was a promising recruit when he

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