by: Nick Geddes 7 minutes ago NickGeddesNews
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The San Francisco 49ers have elevated quarterback Adrian Martinez from the practice squad for Sunday’s Week 2 road contest against the New Orleans Saints, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Martinez will serve as the backup to Mac Jones , who is starting in place of the injured Brock Purdy .
Martinez, 25, has never played a regular season snap in the NFL . He signed with San Francisco just 17 days ago.
Purdy is expected to miss 2-5 weeks while dealing with a turf toe variant and an injury to his non-shoulder injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said on Thursday’s “Good Morning Football.” Purdy suffered the injury in the 17-13 Week 1 victory over the Seattle Seahawks this past Sunday.
“Not as good news for the San Francisco 49ers. Kyle Shanahan , telling reporters yesterday that Brock Purdy is a long shot to play this week, could be a multiple week injury. My understanding is that Brock Purdy is out two to five weeks. Two to five weeks for Brock Purdy with what is essentially a variant of turf toe,” Rapoport said. “It is a ligament injury that affects the bottom of his foot. Call it turf toe if you want. That’s basically what Kyle Shanahan has said.
“But, 2-5 weeks for Brock Purdy, which would put him out at least in the Saints game this week, the Cardinals game next week and then we’ll see.”