49ers add another key player to long injury list

In Week 1 a beat up San Francisco 49ers team managed to escape Lumen Field with a victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

That outcome allowed the Niners to keep pace with the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals, who were both victorious in their season openers, while dropping the Seahawks into the basement of the NFC West.

Now it’s time for Week 2, though, and for the Seahawks that means a trip to the other side of the country to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the 49ers will hit the road to take on a former member of the NFC West, the New Orleans Saints.

When the Saints and Niners take to the field, however, they will be without the services of their starting quarterback, as Brock Purdy is expected to miss at least two games with turf toe.

As noted in the tweet from the NFL, Purdy is expected to miss 2-5 weeks, and for those readers curious what the 49ers schedule looks like over that timeframe, here is the full slate of San Francisco opponents through midseason.

With Purdy out, the Niners will turn to former first round pick Mac Jones, who was selected by the New England Patriots 12 spots after San Francisco used the third overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft on current Los Angeles Chargers backup quarterback Trey Lance.