San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Brock Purdy was potentially set to back up Mac Jones today. Reports of Purdy getting closer resurfaced on Sunday morning. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo spoke about Purdy’s near future:

He’s getting closer. I know you’ve heard that repeatedly. Well, they’re looking at the potential for him to return in Week 11. But for now, it is Mac Jones once again for the 49ers. The way that the 49ers have handled Purdy is that they want to make sure he doesn’t suffer another setback here. He’s their franchise quarterback.

They’ve made it clear. As well as Mac Jones has played, when Purdy is healthy, he is back under center as their quarterback. He already had one setback. They don’t want another one. So that’s why they’ve taken a slow approach on this one.

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