Richard Sherman said on his namesake podcast that Brock Purdy will remain the San Francisco 49ers’ No. 1 quarterback but likely won’t play for “ at least three or four more weeks, ” a timeline that signals the team will avoid rushing the 25-year-old back from a nagging toe injury.

Purdy missed the 49ers’ Thursday night matchup with the Los Angeles Rams after dealing with a turf-toe issue that flared following a heavy workload earlier in the season. He re-aggravated the problem after playing through it, and the club has shifted toward caution in recent days.

That approach created an immediate opportunity for Mac Jones , who stepped in and managed a hostile environment with the kind of efficiency you want from a bridge quarterback. Jones has publicly acknowledged Purdy’s status as t

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