The San Francisco 49ers have had a rash of injuries to start their season, none more significant than quarterback Brock Purdy's turf toe injury. There are many questions surrounding the team's quarterback situation, but have the 49ers mismanaged his injury?

Purdy suffered his injury in their Week 1 win against the Seattle Seahawks. The organization elected not to place him on injured reserve. Backup quarterback Mac Jones has played well in his absence , helping them to a 6-4 record through 10 games.

Purdy was initially expected to be sidelined for two to five weeks . Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a similar type of injury to Purdy's in Week 2, and the Bengals elected to place him on IR. Burrow underwent surgery on his toe and now has a chance to play this s

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