SANTA CLARA — Charles Woodson understands what Brock Purdy is going through. The term “turf toe” may sound innocuous, but it can can be debilitating and painful.

According to the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons, turf toe is “a sprain of the main joint of the big toe. The injury happens when the toe is forcibly bent up into hyperextension, such as when pushing off into a sprint and having the toe get stuck flat on the ground.”

Woodson just knew that it hurt but wasn’t overly concerned.

“We were playing Denver, and I went to plant and thought, `Aw, man, that’s different,'” Woodson said Friday in a phone interview. “I kind of hobbled around and did what I could to finish the game. I thought the same thing Brock probably thought — my toe would be fine.”

It wasn’t.

It was Woodson’s

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